Henry Cole and the Chamber of Horrors: The Curious Origins of the V&A

In this entertaining account of the origins and early history of the Victoria and Albert Museum, Christopher Frayling shows how the Museum's first director attempted to define the principles of good and bad design, and in doing so laid the foundations of one of the world's great public institutions. His gallery of false principles, which opened in 1852 and came to be called the 'chamber of horrors' was, in effect, the Museum's inaugural exhibitio...

By Christopher Frayling
Paperback: 96 pages
Publisher: V & A Publishing (April 30, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1851776230
ISBN-13: 978-1851776238
Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 0.4 x 9.4 inches
Amazon Rank: 4867004
Format: PDF ePub djvu book

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