Check out the "Encyclopedia of Photography" ISBN 0-405-04922-6
It outlines panchromatic sensitization and describes sensitizing dried plates, meaning you can coat your plates under a safelite and then sensitize in the dark.
It talks about coating plates and papers by hand and has several recipes for coating papers and plates.
It outlines panchromatic sensitization and describes sensitizing dried plates, meaning you can coat your plates under a safelite and then sensitize in the dark.
It talks about coating plates and papers by hand and has several recipes for coating papers and plates.