CiNii Books - History and description of the Crystal Palace : and the exhibition of the world's industry in 1851

東京芸術大学附属図書館図

v. 1 : pbkA148/10/110402159676, v. 2 : pbkA148/10/210402159684, v. 3 : pbkA148/10/310402159692

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v. 3 : pbk606/9/321021000008420

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Reprint. Originally published: London : London Printing and Publishing, 1854

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Volume: v. 1 : pbk ISBN 9781108026703

Description

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Origin of the Exhibition
2. The Paxton plan
3. Approach of the time fixed for opening the Exhibition
4. The opening of the Exhibition
5. Preparatory arrangement
6. Colonial departments - India
7. Sculpture
8. Chaucer's dream
9. Foreign and colonial departments continued
10. Number of visitors
11. Foreign and colonial departments continued
12. Foreign and colonial departments continued - The United States
13. Wood carving
14. Discovery of glass
15. Precious stones
16. Mosaic work
17. An early morning visit
18. Foreign and colonial departments continued
19. Laborious trifles
20. Sculpture continued
21. Foreign and colonial departments continued
22. Industry aided by science
23. Ornamental silver
24. Letters of M. John Lemoinne
25. The potter's art
26. Second letter of M. J. Lemoinne
27. The application of science to the purposes of humanity
28. Sculpture continued - Florence
29. Contributions from the Highlands
30. Foreign and colonial departments continued
31. Stained and painted glass continued
32. Edinburgh Review
33. The Fine Arts court
34. Comprehensive nature of the Great Exhibition
35. The fan
36. Bookbinding
37. The mediaeval court
38. Letters from M. Blanqui continued
39. Council medals
40. Description of technical terms
41. Varieties
42. Perfumery.

Volume: v. 2 : pbk ISBN 9781108026710

Description

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 2 describes exhibits including toys, fabrics and printing for the blind, and assesses the influence of the Great Exhibition on art and science.

Table of Contents

1. Papier mache
2. Toys
3. Letters of M. Blanqui
4. Furs and feathers
5. Sculpture continued
6. Mr. Wornum's lecture
7. Voltaire in the Crystal Palace
8. Modern portrait painting
9. Letters of M. Blanqui concluded
10. European workmen judged by their works in the Great Exhibition
11. Manufactures from Caoutchouc
12. Substances used as food
13. Worsted, alpaca, and mohair manufactures
14. Gleanings and reminiscences
15. Printing for the blind, from the juries' report
16. Additional remarks upon Prince Albert's model houses
17. The general bearing of the Great Exhibition on the progress of art and science
18. The nautical department
18. Foreign and colonial departments continued
19. Models
20. Gleanings and reminiscences continued
21. Artists' implements
22. Cutlery - from the juries' report
23. Hardware
24. Soap
25. Working men
26. Taxidermy, and ethnographical models
27. Alliance of science and industry
28. Decorative furniture and upholstery, paper-hanging, etc. - juries' report
29. Digby Wyatt Esq., on form in the decorative arts
30. On colour in the decorative arts
31. Printing - from the juries' reports
32. The origin of exposition
33. Telescopes, orreries, globes, and model mapping - from the juries' report
34. Pipes and amber manufactures
35. Silks.

Volume: v. 3 : pbk ISBN 9781108026727

Description

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 3 describes displays of machinery and the 'Ladies' Department', the close of the exhibition, and the Palace's new site in Sydenham.

Table of Contents

1. Warren's lily and bee
2. Sculpture concluded
3. Machinery
4. Fountains
5. Horology
6. Works in precious metals
7. Carriages
8. The Ladies' department
9. Gleanings and reminiscences continued
10. Provincial visitors
11. A German visitor to the Exhibition
12. Artistic taste
13. Opinions of the Press
14. Pictorial art
15. Approaching end of Great Exhibition
16. Closing of the Great Exhibition
17. Conclusion.

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