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History and Description of the Crystal Palace
John Tallis
其他書名
And the Exhibition of the World's Industry in 1851
出版Cambridge University Press, 2011-05-19
主題Business & Economics / Economic HistoryHistory / Europe / Great Britain / GeneralHistory / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901)Travel / Europe / Great Britain
ISBN11080267029781108026703
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=AnE7zTt4PbYC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.