Excerpt from Companion to the Official Catalogue: Synopsis of the Contents of the Great Exhibition of 1851 The attempt to arrange a system by which with the smallest amount of fatigue the largest sum of infor mation may be Obtained in a visit to the exhibition OF the industry OF all nations, is, from the very miscellaneous character of the accumulation, surrounded with many difficulties. It is scarcely possible that any two individuals should desire to see the Exhibition in the same way, or pro' bable that. They would pursue the same path in their examination of the articles exhibited. At the same time, believing that a guide through the intricacies of this vast space will be a relief from that uncertainty which must necessarily beset a visitor standing in the centre Of the Transept for the first time, a system for examining it has been essayed. The Object of this work is to suggest a methodical and profitable plan of examining the contents Of the Building, and to Offer a slight outline of the most striking features of objects in the various classes into which its contents are arranged. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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