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The Albert Memorial
Chris Brooks (Ed.)
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Description for The Albert Memorial
Hardcover. A study of the Albert Memorial. It tells the history, discusses the symbolism, and gives an account of the recent restoration of this 19th-century monument. In commemorating Prince Albert, the Memorial exemplified the age, its material achievements, its cultural inheritance and its aspirations. Editor(s): Brooks, Chris. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 456 pages, 200 colour pl 112 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AMC; AMGD; HBJD1; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 330 x 165 x 57. Weight in Grams: 2052.
The Albert Memorial is one of the most famous British monuments, the product of a richly creative architectural period (the international Gothic Revival) and the masterpiece of a great architect, George Gilbert Scott. This lavishly illustrated book tells the history and the symbolism and gives an account of the recent restoration of this nineteenth-century monument.
Leading authorities in the field discuss the public life of Prince Albert and how he was depicted; Scott’s conception of the Memorial; its design, construction, sculpture, decoration, and symbolism; the Memorial’s setting in South Kensington; its history since first being built; and the massive ... Read more
The Albert Memorial is one of the most famous British monuments, the product of a richly creative architectural period (the international Gothic Revival) and the masterpiece of a great architect, George Gilbert Scott. This lavishly illustrated book tells the history and the symbolism and gives an account of the recent restoration of this nineteenth-century monument.
Leading authorities in the field discuss the public life of Prince Albert and how he was depicted; Scott’s conception of the Memorial; its design, construction, sculpture, decoration, and symbolism; the Memorial’s setting in South Kensington; its history since first being built; and the massive ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Series
The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Number of Pages
456
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300073119
SKU
V9780300073119
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About Chris Brooks (Ed.)
Chris Brooks teaches Victorian culture at the University of Exeter.
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