Hunt's Hand-Book to the Official Catalogues of the Great Exhibition
An Explanatory Guide to the Natural Productions and Manufactures of the Great Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations, 1851

Hunt's Hand-Book to the Great Exhibition (1851) displays a compelling enthusiasm for the modern world, technology and progress.

Robert Hunt (Edited by)

9781108072885, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 19 May 2011

486 pages
21.6 x 14 x 2.8 cm, 0.61 kg

A renowned chemist, photographer and scholar, Robert Hunt was a passionate advocate of popular education and the ideal choice to write an accessible but informative handbook to the Great Exhibition of 1851. Published while the event was still welcoming visitors in Hyde Park, Hunt's Hand-Book is an encyclopaedia of Victorian material science, chemistry, engineering and design. Aided by small sectional plans of the building and tables of classification, in Volume 2 readers continue their vicarious journey through the Crystal Palace, while receiving clear and lucid lessons on the physics, mechanics and chemistry that enable such innovations as the hydro-pneumatic elevator and the railway system. Including exhibits as varied as enamelled glassware, woven flax, upholstery, diamonds and cement, Hunt's work constitutes one of the most valuable sources available on an age defined by innovation, industry and empire.

Part XIII. Class V – Machines for Direct Use
Part XIV. Class VI – Manufacturing Machines and Tools
Part XV. Class VII – Civil Engineering
Section 1. Architectural and Building Contrivances
Section 2. Carriages for Common Roads (Class V)
Part XVI. Class XXIV – Glass
Part XVII. Class XXVII – Manufactures in Mineral Substances for Buildings or Decorations
Part XVIII. Class XVIII – Works in Precious Metals, Jewellery, etc.
Part XIX. Class XXVI – Furniture, Upholstery, Paper Hangings, Papier Maché and Japanned Goods
Part XX. Class XVIII – Woven, Felted, and Laid Fabrics, Dyed and Printed
Part XXI. Class XIII – Silk and Velvet
Part XXII. Class XI – Cotton
Part XXIII. Class XIV – Flax and Hemp
Part XXIV. Classes XII and XV – Woollen and Worsted and Mixed Fabrics, Including Shawls
Part XXV. Class XVI – Leather, Saddlery, Boots and Shoes, Skins, Furs, and Hair
Part XXVI. Class XXX – Sculpture, Models, and Plastic Art. Mosaics, Enamels, etc.
Part XXVII. Class XIX – Tapestry, Carpets, Floor-Cloths, Lace, Embroidery, etc.
Part XXVIII. Class XX – Articles of Clothing for Immediate, Personal, or Domestic Use
Part XXIX. Class XXIX – Miscellaneous Manufactures and Small Ware
Colonies and dependencies
Foreign department.

Subject Areas: Economic history [KCZ]