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History and description of the Crystal Palace and the exhibition of the world's industry in 1851.
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ISBN: 0511795262 1108026702 Year: 2015 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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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.


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History and description of the Crystal Palace and the exhibition of the world's industry in 1851. Volume 1
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ISBN: 9780511795268 9781108026703 Year: 2015 Publisher: Cambridge Cambridge University Press

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