The Panstereomachia, Madame Tussaud’s and the Heraldic Exhibition: the art and science of displaying the medieval past in nineteenth-century London
‘Panstereomachia. This title, as long as a man’s arm, belongs to an exhibition of a novel kind, which was opened on Monday, 19th June, 1826.’ Devised by Charles Bullock, the exhibit featured a large model of the ‘memorable battle of Poictiers’ where the English hero, Edward the Black Prince, defeate...
Main Author: | Barbara Gribling |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Science Museum, London
2018-11-01
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Series: | Science Museum Group Journal |
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Online Access: | http://journal.sciencemuseum.org.uk/browse/issue-10/the-panstereomachia/ |
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