Showcase Britain : Britain at the Vienna World Exhibition 1873 / Christina Baird.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baird, Christina, author.

Contributor:

Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Series:

Cultural interactions ; v. 39.

Cultural interactions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vienna International Exhibition (1873).

Vienna International Exhibition.

Great Britain--Exhibitions.

Great Britain.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

x, 182 pages : illustrations, map, plans ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Peter Lang, [2016]

Summary:

This book explores the diverse aspects of British participation in the Vienna World Exhibition (Weltausstellung) of 1873. The exhibition covered a vast spectrum of human endeavour and achievement. The British involvement encompassed not only the national submission but also the British individuals who visited and contributed to the displays. The book offers a snapshot of British aspirations and commerce at a singular point in history through the lens of the exhibition. The central theme is explored through various perspectives: the ceramic collections, the Fine Art collections, British connections with China, the act of collecting, the visitor experience, and the mobility and re-use of collections, with particular reference to the display from India. The British submission is compared and contrasted throughout with that of the government of Japan, a newcomer to international shows, whose collections presented a competitor to Britain's and a focus for British acquisition and emulation. Finally, the exhibition is viewed in the wider context of international exhibitions held in London in the following decade.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9783034319089

3034319088

OCLC:

959037009

Publisher Number:

99969662031