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Field name	Value
Title	Official descriptive and illustrated catalogue of the Great Exhibition, 1851
Author	Great Britain Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851
Date	1851
Publisher	Spicer Brothers
Place of Publication	London, United Kingdom
Document Type	Catalog; Printed Book; Plan
Description	Vol I - raw materials and machinery. Includes an 'Index of Exhibitors and Others Whose Names Appear in the Catalogue', an 'Alphabetical and Classified List of Articles Described in the Catalogue', a directory of Her Majesty's Commissioners, an introduction to the exhibition by Henry Cole, and information about its construction by M. Digby Wyatt.
Visual Content	Includes illustrations and diagrams of articles on display at the fair with additional descriptive information. Also features illustrations of the exposition building, the machinery involved in its construction, and a ground plan of the exposition building. View thumbnails
Fair	1851 Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, London
Keywords	fair site, fair organization, finance, fair theme, construction, exhibit classifications, royalty, national pavilions, industrial pavilions, British Empire, machinery, metallurgy, natural resources, fair facilities, admission, pricing, competition, awards
Attractions	Crystal Palace (London)
Additional Notes	Printed by William Clowes and Sons.
Archive	The Victoria and Albert Museum
Collection	Great Exhibition Collection
Archive Reference	EX.1851.18
Copyright	The Victoria and Albert Museum

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