Title Canvas documentaries : panoramic entertainments in nineteenth-century Australia and New Zealand / Mimi Colligan

Published Carlton South, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 2002

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Description 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 Notes Includes bibiographical references and index Bibliography Bibliography: pages 236-240 Subject Panoramas -- Australia -- History. Panoramas -- New Zealand -- History. Cycloramas -- Australia -- History -- 19th century. Cycloramas -- New Zealand -- History -- 19th century. Diorama -- Australia -- History -- 19th century. Diorama -- New Zealand -- History -- 19th century. Panoramas -- Australia -- History -- 19th century. Panoramas -- New Zealand -- History -- 19th century. Diorama -- Australia -- History. Diorama -- New Zealand -- History. Cycloramas -- Australia -- History. Cycloramas -- New Zealand -- History. Genre/Form History. LC no. 00002360 ISBN 0522850197 :

Other Titles Panoramic entertainments in nineteenth-century Australia and New Zealand

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