| Description |
xx, 451 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Foreword by H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh -- Introduction -- 1. The Founding of the Royal Commission -- 2. The Great Exhibition of 1851 -- 3. 1852-1857: The Grand Design-The South Kensington Purchase -- 4. 1857-1869: The Creation of a Quartier Latin -- 5. "The Late Lamented Prince": Reassessment after the Death of the Prince Consort -- 6. "For Science, There is No Adequate Provision" -- 7. New Institutions for Science and Art -- 8. 1910-1921: New Initiatives in Education -- 9. Serving the British Empire, 1921-1947 -- 10. 1947-1970: Post-War Reorganization and Reassessment, Rebuilding the Commissioners' Estate -- 11. 1970-2000: Technology, to the Fore-Changing the Commissioners' Awards; A New View of Albertopolis -- Appendices -- I. Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851 -- II. Chairmen of the Science Scholarships Committee, Chairmen of the Industry and Engineering Advisory Committee and Chairmen of the Architectural Awards Committee -- III. Secretaries to the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851> |
| Notes |
Originally published: New York : Athlone Press, 2001 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Great Britain. Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 -- History.
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| SUBJECT |
Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50043081
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| LC no. |
2004275290 |
| ISBN |
0826478417 |
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