History and Description of the Crystal Palace

and the Exhibition of the World’s Industry in 1851

By:

John Tallis

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Paperback / softback

Series:

History and Description of the Crystal Palace 3 Volume Paperback Set

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In May 1851, the doors opened on the Great Exhibition, a celebration of British industry and international trade that spawned numerous imitations across the globe. The scale of the exhibition was immense and publishers responded quickly to the demand for catalogues, guidebooks and souvenir volumes. In a marketplace swamped with exhibition literature, Tallis' three-volume History and Description of the Crystal Palace, originally published in 1852 and reproduced here in the 1854 edition, quickly established itself as the definitive history for middle-class readers. Illustrated with high-quality steel-engraved plates of the most popular and eye-catching exhibits, Tallis' book provides a fascinating contemporary account of this cultural and commercial highlight of the Victorian age, and reveals the mind-set of a society at the peak of its imperial power. Volume 1 describes the preparations for the exhibition and focuses particularly on the 'foreign and colonial' departments and the decorative arts.

Release date NZ

May 19th, 2011

Author

John Tallis

Audience

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Contributor

Edited by J. G. Strutt

Illustrations

1 Plates, unspecified; 60 Plates, black and white

Pages

382

Series

History and Description of the Crystal Palace 3 Volume Paperback Set

Dimensions

210x297x20

ISBN-13

9781108026703

Product ID

10429891

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