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The Albert Memorial : the Prince Consort National Memorial : its history, contexts, and conservation

Title
The Albert Memorial : the Prince Consort National Memorial : its history, contexts, and conservation / edited by Chris Brooks.
Publication
New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2000], ©2000.

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Additional Authors
  • Brooks, Chris.
  • English Heritage.
  • Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.
Description
455 pages : illustrations (some color); 34 cm
Subject
  • Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1861 > Monuments > London
  • Albert Memorial (London, England)
  • Monuments > Conservation and restoration > London
Note
  • Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art in association with English Heritage.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Preface / Chris Brooks -- 1. 'The Late Illustrious Prince' / Hermione Hobhouse -- 2. Representing Albert / Chris Brooks -- 3. George Gilbert Scott, the Memorial Competition, and the Critics / Gavin Stamp -- 4. Building the Memorial: the Engineering and Construction History / Robert Thorne -- 5. The Sculpture / Benedict Read -- 6. Iconography and Victorian Values / Colin Cunningham -- 7. Francis Skidmore and the Metalwork / Peter Howell -- 8. The Mosaics / Teresa Sladen -- 9. Albertopolis: The Estate of the 1851 Commissioners / John Physick -- 10. 'It is so much less ugly dull': Maintenance, Repairs, and Alterations 1872-1983 / Michael Turner -- 11. Repair and Conservation 1983-1998 / Alasdair Glass -- 12. The Conservation Programme / Mike Corfield -- Epilogue / Chris Brooks.
ISBN
0300073119
OCLC
  • ocm43070107
  • SCSB-4116092
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Columbia University Libraries