UID:
almafu_9960117682202883
Format:
1 online resource (vii, 268 pages) :
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illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
0-511-79526-2
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. Technology
Content:
In May 1851, the doors opened on the Great Exhibition, a celebration of British industry & international trade that spawned numerous imitations across the globe. The scale of the exhibition was immense & publishers responded quickly to the demand for catalogues, guidebooks & souvenir volumes. In a marketplace swamped with exhibition literature, Tallis' three-volume work quickly established itself as the definitive history for middle-class readers. Illustrated with high-quality steel-engraved plates of the most popular exhibits, Tallis' book provides a fascinating contemporary account of this cultural & commercial highlight of the Victorian age, & reveals the mind-set of a society at the peak of its imperial power. Volume 1 describes the preparations for the exhibition & focuses on the 'foreign & colonial' departments & the decorative arts.
Note:
Also issued in print: 2011.
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Originally published: London: John Tallis and Co., 1854.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-108-02670-2
Language:
English
