Les merveilles de l'exposition de 1878 - 1878

Superb illustrated edition of this vast collective compilation intended to celebrate and document the Paris Universal Exhibition -

It brings together detailed descriptions of the national pavilions, technical innovations, works of art and industrial products presented at the event -

It highlights the diversity of participating nations and underlines the cosmopolitan and competitive nature of the exhibition.

He emphasizes scientific and industrial progress, particularly machines, precision instruments, and new applications of electricity.

It also gives significant prominence to the decorative arts, painting and sculpture, demonstrating the exhibition's ambition to combine utility and beauty.

The book is richly illustrated, with engravings that visually convey the splendor of the pavilions and objects on display.

It reflects the 19th-century taste for large, monumental encyclopedic collections. It is part of a logic of popularization and cultural dissemination, offering the public an overview of the wonders accessible in Paris in 1878.

Finally, it testifies to the triumphalist spirit of the Third Republic, which wanted to make the exhibition a showcase of modernity, industrial power and the artistic influence of France -

Collective - The wonders of the 1878 exhibition - 1878 - Mr. Dreyfous -
796 pages

Good condition of the binding, book in its original red half-leather with corners, some wear and stains, wear to headcaps, corners and joints, red edges, spine with raised bands and gilt lettering -

Good internal condition, some foxing, work adorned with beautiful engravings in and out of text, text in two columns, marbled endpapers -

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