The Victorian vision : inventing new Britain / edited by John M. MacKenzie

MacKenzie, John M. [editor]. Victoria and Albert Museum

ISBN 10: 1851773274 / ISBN 13: 9781851773275

Edité par London : V & A Publications, 2001

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Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge- and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 360 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 30 cm. Notes; Published to accompany the exhibition 'Inventing new Britain: the Victorian vision', held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, April-July 2001. Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-357) and index. Contents; Royal patronage and influence / Delia Millar -- Home and leisure / John K. Walton -- Small adults : education and the life of children / Anthony Burton -- Votes for women and chastity for men : gender, health, medicine and sexuality / Jan Marsh -- Religion and doubt / Suzanne Fagence Cooper and Paul Atterbury -- Steam and speed : industry, transport and communications / Paul Atterbury -- Inventing a new design technology : building and engineering / Robert Thorne -- Technology, tradition and the dilemmas of design / Suzanne Fagence Cooper -- Images and impressions : printing, reproduction and photography / James Ryan -- Empire and the global gaze / John M. MacKenzie -- The art and industry of Mammon : international exhibitions, 1851-1901 / Paul Greenhalgh -- The natural world / Harriet Ritvo -- Art and design : East Asia / Anna Jackson -- Imperial visions : responses to India and Africa in Victorian art and design / Tim Barringer -- The world of art and design : white colonials / Jonathan Sweet. Subjects; Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, Empress of India. Victoria and Albert Museum (London, England) ; Exhibitions. 1800-1901. Civilization. Manners and customs. Art, Modern 19th century History. Inventions Great Britain History 19th century. Arts, Victorian. Technology Social aspects Great Britain 19th century. Material culture Great Britain History 19th century. 1 Kg.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Victorian vision : inventing new Britain / edited by John M. MacKenzie
• Éditeur: London : V & A Publications
• Date de parution: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1851773274
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781851773275
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• Édition: First Edition.

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Synopsis

In many respects, the modern world was forged in the Victorian age. By the time Queen Victoria died in 1901, transport, communications, the global economy and many aspects of social life were recognisably similar to those of our own day. These revolutionary developments are thoroughly explored in the book's three major sections: society, technology and world. The contributors, all experts in their fields, consider the ideas, products, inventions and social changes wrought by the Victorians. A look at the artistic taste and patronage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert is followed by an exploration or the home life and leisure of ordinary Victorians, education and the changing roles of women and men. Other areas covered include Victorian religious ideas, architecture and the development of new technologies from photography to transport, as well as the Victorian's intriguing attitudes towards animals and nature. Chapters on the Far East, India and Africa and the colonies of white settlement explore the influence of these areas on Victorian approaches to art and design. A final section highlights the changes brought about during Victoria's long reign by contrasting its early years with its final achievements. Throughout the book an array of wonderful contemporary photographs, posters, paintings, sculpture, domestic ephemera, costume, medical equipment and many other objects and images from the V & A and other international collections have been chosen to complement the lively and informative text.