The world in 1900 : a colour portrait = Portrait d'un monde en couleurs

We cite from the cover : /
"The photochrome process, perfected in 1889 by Swiss inventor Orell Fiissli, harnessed new technologies to combine the accuracy of a photograph with the richness and colour of a painting. The resultant images were often turned into picture postcards and distributed throughout Europe and the United States, astonishing and captivating contemporary viewers, who had never before seen such faraway locations captured in evocative colour.
Here is a wonderful collection of more than 300 photochrome images from the heyday of the technique. Encompassing the whole globe, their freshness, realism and naive charm make them unique witnesses of their time. A vanished world comes alive once more - the shining whiteness of mountain snows, the dark green of the German forests, the gold of a Byzantine church, the luminous shores of the Italian lakes, countless sunsets and renditions of moonlight. In addition there are portraits: shopkeepers, pedlars, men, women and children from all around the globe, represented with stunning attention to detail. The photochrome gave the world its true colours and the spectator a pleasure never experienced before.
The images on these pages reveal a portrait of a world that was lost and has been refound - a portrait of the world in colour.
With 327 illustrations, 324 in colour"