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The Great Exhibition : a documentary history
Title
The Great Exhibition : a documentary history / edited by Geoffrey Cantor.
ISBN
100055967X
1000561666
1003112870
9781000559675
9781000561661
9781003112877
1138760498
184893355X
9781138760493
9781848933552
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon : New York : Routledge, 2016.
Manufacture
London : Pickering & Chatto (Publishers), Limited.
Copyright Notice Date
©2013
Physical Description
1 online resource (4 volumes) : illustrations.
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Biographical / Historical Note
Geoffrey Cantor
Summary
The Great Exhibition of 1851 was the outstanding public event of the Victorian era. Housed in Joseph Paxton's Crystal Palace, it presented a vast array of objects, technologies and works of art from around the world. The sources in this edition provide a depth of context for study into the Exhibition.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Great Exhibition. Abingdon, Oxon : New York : Routledge, 2016
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 07, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
v. 1. General introduction. Organizing the exhibition. Reactions to the proposed exhibition
v. 2. Reactions to the proposed exhibition (continued). Opening on 1 May 1851
v. 3. Guides to the exhibition and other material addressed to visitors. Visitors' accounts
v. 4. Visitors' accounts (continued). Perspectives on the exhibition. Closing ceremony and assessments. Index.
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