Henry Trueman Wood

A History of the Royal Society of Arts

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Acknowledged as the first history of the Royal Society of Arts, Wood's narrative spans 125 years from 1754 to 1879.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 630
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. März 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 37mm
• Gewicht: 876g
• ISBN-13: 9781108029681
• ISBN-10: 110802968X
• Artikelnr.: 33399068

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. The origin of the Society
2. The earliest lists of members
3. The Society's offices
4. The Society and the colonies
5. The Society and agriculture (1754-1830)
6. The Society and forestry (1758-1835)
7. The Society and the fine arts (1755-1851)
8. The Fine Art prize-winners (1755-1849)
9. The Society and the fine arts (1755-1851) continued
10. The Society's early art exhibitions
11. The premiums (1754-1851)
12. The premiums (1754-1851) continued
13. The premiums (1754-1851) concluded
14. The Society's medals
15. The officials. The 'Transactions'. The Council. The charter (1761-1847)
16. The presidency of the Prince Consort (1843-1861)
17. The 1851 Exhibition
18. The 1862 Exhibition
19. The Society's examinations
20. The presidency of King Edward VII (1862-1880)
21. The presidency of King Edward VII (1862-1880) continued. Conclusion
Appendix
Index.