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.
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