Crystal Palace
Subtitle: Joseph Paxton and Charles Fox
By: John McKean
Contributors: Paxton, Joseph, Sir, 1803-1865; Fox, Charles, Sir, 1810-1874
Series: Architecture in detail; Architecture in detail (London, England)
Publisher: Phaidon
Published: 1994
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 60
Subjects: Paxton, Joseph, -- Sir, -- 1803-1865; Fox, Charles, -- Sir, -- 1810-1874; Crystal Palace (London, England); Glass construction -- England -- London; Building, Iron and steel -- England -- London; London (England) -- Buildings, structures, etc
Description: This volume covers one of the most influential buildings of the 19th century. Joseph Paxton's Crystal Palace was the first public building to omit references to the past. The glass-and-iron structure, assembled for London's international exhibition, was a masterpiece of prefabrication.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 59)