Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- 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
- Plate section
- Plate section
- Plate section
- Plate section
34 - Comprehensive nature of the Great Exhibition
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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- 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
- Plate section
- Plate section
- Plate section
- Plate section
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- History and Description of the Crystal Palaceand the Exhibition of the World’s Industry in 1851, pp. 207 - 214Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011First published in: 1854