xvi, 250 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits, plans ; 22 cm x 28 cm
regular print
Contents
1. Grand Tours for a Shilling: The English background -- 2. Moving Panoramas: Presenting the world and local exploits -- 3. Panorama Business: Far-off battles and armchair travel -- 4. Across the Stage: Moving panoramas in Australian theatre -- 5. Vesuvius in Melbourne: Outdoor modelled panoramas and fireworks -- 6. Pompeii in Australia: Pain's pyrotechnics and modelled panoramas -- 7. At the Battles: Cycloramas in Australia -- 8. Exhibiting Old Melbourne: The cyclorama of early Melbourne -- 9. Around the Country: The intercolonial cyclorama circuit -- 10. On the Move: The decline of panoramic picture shows
Summary
Captures the artistic, civic and social preoccupations of the Victorian era
Analysis
Decorative arts (Australia ,New Zealand) Performance art