1st Edition

The Great Exhibition Vol 4 A Documentary History

By Geoffrey Cantor Copyright 2014

    The Great Exhibition of 1851 was the outstanding public event of the Victorian era. Housed in Joseph Paxton’s Crystal Palace, it presented a vast array of objects, technologies and works of art from around the world. The sources in this edition provide a depth of context for study into the Exhibition.

    V. Visitors’ Accounts (continued), VI. Perspectives on the Exhibition, VII. Th e Closing Ceremony and Assessments, Editorial Notes, Silent Corrections, List of Sources, Index