The Great Exhibition Vol 1: A Documentary History

by Geoffrey Cantor

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138760493
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/01/2013
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

General Introduction, Acknowledgements, Bibliography, List of Abbreviations, I. Organizing the Exhibition, II. Reactions to the Proposed Exhibition, Editorial Notes, Silent Corrections, List of Sources