Hunt's Hand-Book to the Official Catalogues of the Great Exhibition
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-07287-8 (ISBN)
A renowned chemist, photographer and scholar, Robert Hunt was a passionate advocate of popular education and the ideal choice to author an accessible and informative handbook to the greatest educational event of the nineteenth century. Published in 1851, while the Great Exhibition was still welcoming visitors in Hyde Park, Hunt's Hand-Book is an encyclopaedia of Victorian material science, chemistry, engineering and design. While an array of catalogues, pamphlets and guides told the story of the exhibition's conception and construction, Hunt reserved his pages for a detailed and comprehensive account of the exhibits themselves. Consequently, this two-volume work quickly established itself as the authoritative guide to the exhibits, their manner of manufacture and practical application in the modern world. Aided by a series of meticulous plans, Volume 1 leads readers through the celebrated Medieval Court and spectacular and varied displays of agricultural produce, weaponry, and porcelain.
Introduction; The transept; West Main Avenue; Outside the building; Part I. Class I – Mining, Quarrying, Metallurgical Operations and Mineral Products; Part II. Class XXII; Section 1. Iron and General Hardware: 1. Including locks, Birmingham, etc.; 2. Sheffield, etc; Section 2. The Mediaeval Court; Part III. Class III – Animal and Vegetable Substances Used as Food; Part IV. Class IV – Vegetable and Animal Substances Used in Manufactures; Part V. Class IX – Agricultural and Horticultural Machines and Implements; Part VI. Class VIII – Naval Architecture, Military Engineering, Guns, Weapons, etc; Part VII. Class XXI – Cutlery – Edge and Hand Tools; Part VIII. Class II – Chemical and Pharmaceutical Products; Part IX. Class XXVIII – Manufactures from Animal and Vegetable Substances, Not Being Woven or Felted; Part X. Class X – Philosophical, Musical, Horological, and Surgical Instruments; Part XI. Class XVII – Paper, Printing, Bookbinding; Part XII. Class XXV – China, Porcelain, etc.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.5.2011 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Library Collection - Technology ; Volume 1 |
| Zusatzinfo | 2 Plates, black and white |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 630 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-07287-9 / 1108072879 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-07287-8 / 9781108072878 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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