History and Description of the Crystal Palace
John Tallis
Cambridge University Press, 2011
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This three-volume account of the 1851 Great Exhibition, first published the following year, describes the planning of the project, exhibits from machinery and fabrics to jewellery and exotic imports, and the event's reception and influence. Volume 1 describes the preparations for the exhibition and focuses particularly on the 'foreign and colonial' departments and the decorative arts.
- ISBN-13
- 9781108026703
- ISBN-10
- 1108026702
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 2011
- Publication date
- 2011-05-19
- Pages
- 382
- Dimensions
- 207x297x23
- Weight
- 994