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Mock-up of Cities Exhibition, 1917, Guidebook, 1948

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1167/K/14

Scope and Contents

A mock-up guidebook of the Cities Exhibition 1917 (replacement by Lanchester and others) for use in the 1948 Pepler Exhibition in London. Sir George Pepler and Jacqueline Tyrwhitt selected exhibits from Geddes' replacement Cities and Town Planning Exhibition. The illustrations are as follows: (i) The Valley Section, (ii) Origins of Planning, (iii) Mediaeval Cities, (iv) Renassance Cities, (v) Great Capitals, (vi) Garden Cities, (vii) Population, (viii) Industry, (ix) The Charting of Life.

Dates

  • Creation: 1948

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Fonds:

English

French

Hebrew

Latin

Dutch

Flemish

Full Extent

1 pamphlet ; 21.5 x 14 cms

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Continuous roll of paper folded to make 32 pages.

Previous reference

A8.3.1

Stock Check (2016-2020)

Located 2020

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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