by (EXHIBITION - 1862)
(EXPOSITION--LONDON--1862) THE ART JOURNAL ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. London: James S. Virtue, 1862. Small folio. Contemporary quarter calf, all edges gilt. xii, 324 pages, 10 lithographic plates. First edition. A profusely illustrated catalogue for the London 1862 exhibition (the much enlarged successful followup to the original inaugural 1851 exhibition) published by The Art Journal featuring articles on the fine and decorative ar such as "The International Exhibition," "The Mediaeval Court," "Notes on th Raw Materials used by Artists as seen in the Exhibition," "Machinery employe in Art-Manufactures," "Art in its Influence on Art-Manufacture," "Modern Sculpture of all nations in the Exhibition," among others. Every aspect of ar and manufactures is included and well illustrated: furniture, jewellery, iron steel and brass work, porcelain, terra-cotta, etc., carpets, tapestries, glas silver, stone and wood carving, wall decoration, works in sculpture, etc. Ve good.
(Inventory #: 39840)