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The Albert Memorial : the Prince Consort National Memorial : its history, contexts, and conservation / edited by Chris Brooks.

New Haven, CT : Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, 2000.

455 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 34 x 18 cm

Scott, George Gilbert, Sir, 1811-1878.

Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1861 -- Monuments -- England -- London.

Albert Memorial (London, England)

Gothic revival (Architecture) -- England -- London.

Gothic revival (Art) -- England -- London.

Architecture, Victorian -- England -- London.

Art, Victorian -- England -- London.

London (England) -- Buildings, structures, etc.

Brooks, Chris.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 430-446) and index.

Published in association with English Heritage.

Preface / Chris Brooks -- 1. 'The Late Illustrious Prince' / Hermione Hobhouse -- 2. Representing Albert / Chris Brooks -- 3. George Gilbert Scott, the Memorial Competition, and the Critics / Gavin Stamp -- 4. Building the Memorial: the Engineering and Construction History / Robert Thorne -- 5. The Sculpture / Benedict Read -- 6. Iconography and Victorian Values / Colin Cunningham -- 7. Francis Skidmore and the Metalwork / Peter Howell -- 8. The Mosaics / Teresa Sladen -- 9. Albertopolis: The Estate of the 1851 Commissioners / John Physick -- 10. 'It is so much less ugly dull': Maintenance, Repairs, and Alterations 1872-1983 / Michael Turner -- 11. Repair and Conservation 1983-1998 / Alasdair Glass -- 12. The Conservation Programme / Mike Corfield -- Epilogue / Chris Brooks.

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