The Victorians took a profound interest in decor and ornamentation, and between May and October of 1851, 6 million of them flocked to the grand world\'s fair known as the Crystal Palace Exhibition.
An authentic source of images representing the quintessence of Victorian design, this splendid resource includes a bonus CD-ROM that contains every image from the book.".
Brief captions accompany illustrations of a tremendous range of exhibits, from chairs, mirrors, and carpets to statues, ceramics, and jewelry.
This exclusive gallery of items pares the exhibition\'s 400-page catalog down to a sparkling selection of more than 640 items.
The ambition and optimism of the Exhibition symbolize the nineteenth century\'s finest aspirations, and its dense catalog of engravings serves as a primary source for Victorian design.
Inside a massive greenhouse-like structure in London\'s Hyde Park, they admired the greatest assemblage of the era\'s applied and decorative arts.
The Victorians took a profound interest in decor and ornamentation, and between May and October of 1851, 6 million of them flocked to the grand world\'s fair known as the Crystal Palace Exhibition