Victorians At Home and Abroad - Hardcover

Atterbury, Paul; Cooper, Suzanne Fagence

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810965739 ISBN 13: 9780810965737

Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum, 2001

Synopsis

Published on the centenary of Queen Victoria's death, this illustrated book is an opportunity to revisit the achievements of the Victorian period, putting aside the attitudes and judgements of the 20th century. The Victorians were expansive, ambitious, imaginative and confident. Makers of the modernworld, their extraordinary vision provoked revolutions in art and culture, in society, in science and industry, and in international trade. Their figurehead was Queen Victoria, whose coronation in 1838 heralded the most exciting period in modern history, when Britain emerged as a major imperial power trading nation. Exploring the essential characteristics of the Victorians, this book measures their achievements in all the many facetsof their turbulent society. At the same time, it highlightstheir willingness to face the many debates and divisions that fragmented their culture, and their attempts to come to terms with a new world order. Monarchy, family, Victoria's New Britain and the Gothic vision, sport, ships and trains, domestic life, death and religion, nature and landscape, interior decoration, the impact of world cultures and exoticism are all featured in this colourful snapshot of the Victorian vision of the world.

About this title

About the Author:

Paul Atterbury is a specialist in 19th- and 20th-century art and design. He is co-curator of "The Victorian Vision" exhibition and is also a regular host on the original BBC version of the Antiques Road Show.

About this edition

• Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0810965739
• ISBN 13: 9780810965737
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96