Early Experiments with X-Rays (1896)

Versuche über Photographie mittelst der Röntgen’schen Strahlen (Experiments in Photography by means of X-Rays) is a collection of the earliest series of X-rays ever produced by Josef Maria Eder, a director of an institute for graphic processes, and Eduard Valenta, a photochemist, both from Austria.

This series of photogravures contains a total of fifteen images, including the skeletal forms of animals and human limbs, X-rays of carved cameos and an assortment of various materials such as metal, wood, glass, and meat.

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