The Great Exhibition of 1851 was the outstanding public event of the Victorian era. Housed in Joseph Paxton's Crystal Palace, it presented a vast array of objects, technologies and works of art from around the world. The sources in this edition provide a depth of context for study into the Exhibition.

Geoffrey Cantor

IV. Guides to the Exhibition and Other Materials Addressed to Visitors, V. Visitors' Accounts, Editorial Notes, Silent Corrections, List of Sources