{"product_id":"the-shows-of-london-9780674807310","title":"The Shows of London","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamining hundreds of the wonderfully varied exhibitions that culminated in the Crystal Palace of 1851, this generously illustrated book sheds light on a vast and colorful expanse of English social history that has thus far remained wholly unsurveyed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction   1. From Cabinets to Museums, I: 1600-1750   2. From Cabinets to Museums, II: 1750-1800   3. Monster-Mongers and Other Retailers of Strange Sights   4. Waxwork and Clockwork   5. Exhibitions of Mechanical Ingenuity   6. Water, Fire, Air, and a Celestial Bed   7. The Sights and Resorts of Eighteenth-Century London   8. Art on Display   9. The Eidophusikon   10. The Panorama in Leicester Square   11. A Panorama in a Pleasure Dome   12. The Diorama   13. Panoramas: Topics of the Times   14. The Theatrical Art of the Panorama   15. Panoramas in Motion   16. Scenes Optical, Mechanical, and Spectral   17. Entr'acte: Exhibitions and London Life   18. William Bullock and the Egyptian Hall   19. Freaks in the Age of Improvement   20. The Noble Savage Reconsidered   21. The Ancient and the Exotic   22. Life and Death in the Animal Kingdom   23. Zoos and Pleasure Gardens   24. The Waxen and the Fleshly   25. More Mechanical Ingenuity   26. The Two Faces of Science   27. Technology for the Million   28. Artifacts and Models   29. Fine Art for the People   30. Entr'acte: Inside the Exhibition Business   31. National Monuments   32. The Crystal Palace Year: 1851   33. The Fifties, I: New Patterns of Life and the Decline of the Panorama   34. The Fifties, II: The Old Order Changeth   Epilogue   Short Forms of Citation   Notes   Index","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037261955415,"sku":"9780674807310","price":128.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674807310.jpg?v=1750935038","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-shows-of-london-9780674807310","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}