UID:
almafu_9960118015902883
Umfang:
1 online resource (viii, 262 pages, 39 unnumbered pages of plates) :
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illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
0-511-79527-0
Serie:
Cambridge library collection. Technology
Inhalt:
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.
Anmerkung:
Also issued in print: 2011.
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Originally published: London: The London Printing and Publishing Company, 1854.
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 1-108-02671-0
Sprache:
Englisch
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