The Victorian eye [[electronic resource] ] : a political history of light and vision in Britain, 1800-1910 / / Chris Otter |
Autore | Otter Chris |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (393 p.) |
Disciplina | 303.48/3 |
Soggetto topico |
Lighting - Great Britain - History - 19th century
Lighting - Great Britain - History - 20th century Lighting - Social aspects - Great Britain - History Lighting - Political aspects - Great Britain - History Optical engineering - Great Britain - History - 19th century Visual perception |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-96612-6
9786611966126 0-226-64078-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Light, Vision, and Power -- 1. The Victorian Eye: The Physiology, Sociology, and Spatiality of Vision, 1800-1900 -- 2. Oligoptic Engineering: Light and the Victorian City -- 3. The Age of Inspectability: Vision, Space, and the Victorian City -- 4. The Government of Light: Gasworks, Gaslight, and Photometry -- 5. Technologies of Illumination, 1870-1910 -- 6. Securing Perception: Assembling Electricity Networks -- Conclusion: Patterns of Perception -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454449403321 |
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The Victorian eye [[electronic resource] ] : a political history of light and vision in Britain, 1800-1910 / / Chris Otter |
Autore | Otter Chris (Christopher James) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (393 p.) |
Disciplina | 303.48/3 |
Soggetto topico |
Lighting - Great Britain - History - 19th century
Lighting - Great Britain - History - 20th century Lighting - Social aspects - Great Britain - History Lighting - Political aspects - Great Britain - History Optical engineering - Great Britain - History - 19th century Visual perception |
Soggetto non controllato | light, vision, england, britain, victorian, gaslight, electricity, government, surveillance, power, control, illumination, perception, technology, lighting, urban design, administration, transportation, reading, freedom, liberty, liberation, liberalism, visual culture, urbanization, optical engineering, inspection, space, architecture, housing, class, gender, networks, photometry, gasworks, history, nonfiction, science |
ISBN |
1-281-96612-6
9786611966126 0-226-64078-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Light, Vision, and Power -- 1. The Victorian Eye: The Physiology, Sociology, and Spatiality of Vision, 1800-1900 -- 2. Oligoptic Engineering: Light and the Victorian City -- 3. The Age of Inspectability: Vision, Space, and the Victorian City -- 4. The Government of Light: Gasworks, Gaslight, and Photometry -- 5. Technologies of Illumination, 1870-1910 -- 6. Securing Perception: Assembling Electricity Networks -- Conclusion: Patterns of Perception -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782455803321 |
Otter Chris (Christopher James)
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Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2008 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Victorian eye [[electronic resource] ] : a political history of light and vision in Britain, 1800-1910 / / Chris Otter |
Autore | Otter Chris (Christopher James) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (393 p.) |
Disciplina | 303.48/3 |
Soggetto topico |
Lighting - Great Britain - History - 19th century
Lighting - Great Britain - History - 20th century Lighting - Social aspects - Great Britain - History Lighting - Political aspects - Great Britain - History Optical engineering - Great Britain - History - 19th century Visual perception |
Soggetto non controllato | light, vision, england, britain, victorian, gaslight, electricity, government, surveillance, power, control, illumination, perception, technology, lighting, urban design, administration, transportation, reading, freedom, liberty, liberation, liberalism, visual culture, urbanization, optical engineering, inspection, space, architecture, housing, class, gender, networks, photometry, gasworks, history, nonfiction, science |
ISBN |
1-281-96612-6
9786611966126 0-226-64078-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Light, Vision, and Power -- 1. The Victorian Eye: The Physiology, Sociology, and Spatiality of Vision, 1800-1900 -- 2. Oligoptic Engineering: Light and the Victorian City -- 3. The Age of Inspectability: Vision, Space, and the Victorian City -- 4. The Government of Light: Gasworks, Gaslight, and Photometry -- 5. Technologies of Illumination, 1870-1910 -- 6. Securing Perception: Assembling Electricity Networks -- Conclusion: Patterns of Perception -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822061503321 |
Otter Chris (Christopher James)
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Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2008 | ||
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A Victorian marriage : Mandell and Louise Creighton / / James Covert |
Autore | Covert James |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Hambledon and London, , 2000 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (445 p.) |
Disciplina | 920.042 |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-27129-X
9786613271297 0-8264-2729-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Illustrations; Text Illustrations; Preface; 1 Who is That Girl?; 2 The Nicest Man I Have Met; 3 A Most Promising Scholar; 4 Undoubtedly the Ablest Man; 5 A Glorious Game; 6 The Peak; 7 A Charm about Oxford; 8 Exile; 9 The Happiest Years; 10 A Great Work; 11 A Breath of Fresh Air; 12 Inspiring Influences; 13 The Blow has Fallen; 14 I Went to Visit the Queen; 15 Fulham is a Nice Place; 16 Tell Her That I Love Her; 17 Dear Mrs Creighton; 18 A Sincere Fine Old Thing; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456798003321 |
Covert James
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London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Hambledon and London, , 2000 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A Victorian marriage : Mandell and Louise Creighton / / James Covert |
Autore | Covert James |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Hambledon and London, , 2000 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (445 p.) |
Disciplina | 920.042 |
Soggetto topico | HISTORY / General |
ISBN |
1-283-27129-X
9786613271297 0-8264-2729-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Illustrations; Text Illustrations; Preface; 1 Who is That Girl?; 2 The Nicest Man I Have Met; 3 A Most Promising Scholar; 4 Undoubtedly the Ablest Man; 5 A Glorious Game; 6 The Peak; 7 A Charm about Oxford; 8 Exile; 9 The Happiest Years; 10 A Great Work; 11 A Breath of Fresh Air; 12 Inspiring Influences; 13 The Blow has Fallen; 14 I Went to Visit the Queen; 15 Fulham is a Nice Place; 16 Tell Her That I Love Her; 17 Dear Mrs Creighton; 18 A Sincere Fine Old Thing; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781773503321 |
Covert James
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London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Hambledon and London, , 2000 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A Victorian marriage : Mandell and Louise Creighton / / James Covert |
Autore | Covert James |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Hambledon and London, , 2000 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (445 p.) |
Disciplina | 920.042 |
Soggetto topico | HISTORY / General |
ISBN |
1-283-27129-X
9786613271297 0-8264-2729-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Illustrations; Text Illustrations; Preface; 1 Who is That Girl?; 2 The Nicest Man I Have Met; 3 A Most Promising Scholar; 4 Undoubtedly the Ablest Man; 5 A Glorious Game; 6 The Peak; 7 A Charm about Oxford; 8 Exile; 9 The Happiest Years; 10 A Great Work; 11 A Breath of Fresh Air; 12 Inspiring Influences; 13 The Blow has Fallen; 14 I Went to Visit the Queen; 15 Fulham is a Nice Place; 16 Tell Her That I Love Her; 17 Dear Mrs Creighton; 18 A Sincere Fine Old Thing; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820048403321 |
Covert James
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London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Hambledon and London, , 2000 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Victorian periodicals and Victorian society / / edited by J. Don Vann and Rosemary T. VanArsdel |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1995 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (385 p.) |
Disciplina | 052.09034 |
Collana | Heritage |
Soggetto topico | English periodicals - History - 19th century |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-04536-9
9786612045363 1-4426-8307-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations of Frequently Cited Works -- Documentation -- Introduction -- Law -- Medicine -- Architecture -- Military -- Science -- Music -- Illustration -- Authorship and the Book Trade -- Theatre -- Transport -- The Financial and Trade Press -- Advertising -- Agriculture -- Temperance -- Comic Periodicals -- Sport -- Workers' Journals -- Student Journals -- Contributors -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456560303321 |
Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1995 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Victorian periodicals and Victorian society / / edited by J. Don Vann and Rosemary T. VanArsdel |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1995 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (385 p.) |
Disciplina | 052.09034 |
Collana | Heritage |
Soggetto topico | English periodicals - History - 19th century |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Sources.
History Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-04536-9
9786612045363 1-4426-8307-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Law / Richard A. Cosgrove -- 2. Medicine / M. Jeanne Peterson -- 3. Architecture / Ruth Richardson and Robert Thorne -- 4. Military / Albert Tucker -- 5. Science / William H. Brock -- 6. Music / Leanne Langley -- 7. Illustration / Patricia Anderson -- 8. Authorship and the book trade / Robert A. Colby -- 9. Theatre / Jane W. Stedman -- 10. Transport / John E.C. Palmer (1932-1990) and Harold W. Paar -- 11. Financial and trade press / David J. Moss and Chris Hosgood -- 12. Advertising / Terence Nevett -- 13. Agriculture / Bernard A. Cook -- 14. Temperance / Olwen C. Niessen -- 15. Comic periodicals / J. Don Vann -- 16. Sport / Tony Mason -- 17. Workers' journals / Jonathan Rose -- 18. Student journals / Rosemary T. VanArsdel and John S. North. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780664303321 |
Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1995 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Victorian periodicals and Victorian society / / edited by J. Don Vann and Rosemary T. VanArsdel |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1995 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (385 p.) |
Disciplina | 052.09034 |
Collana | Heritage |
Soggetto topico | English periodicals - History - 19th century |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Sources.
History Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-04536-9
9786612045363 1-4426-8307-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Law / Richard A. Cosgrove -- 2. Medicine / M. Jeanne Peterson -- 3. Architecture / Ruth Richardson and Robert Thorne -- 4. Military / Albert Tucker -- 5. Science / William H. Brock -- 6. Music / Leanne Langley -- 7. Illustration / Patricia Anderson -- 8. Authorship and the book trade / Robert A. Colby -- 9. Theatre / Jane W. Stedman -- 10. Transport / John E.C. Palmer (1932-1990) and Harold W. Paar -- 11. Financial and trade press / David J. Moss and Chris Hosgood -- 12. Advertising / Terence Nevett -- 13. Agriculture / Bernard A. Cook -- 14. Temperance / Olwen C. Niessen -- 15. Comic periodicals / J. Don Vann -- 16. Sport / Tony Mason -- 17. Workers' journals / Jonathan Rose -- 18. Student journals / Rosemary T. VanArsdel and John S. North. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807932203321 |
Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1995 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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