Name of Object:

Moorish City at the Trocadéro, View from the Pavilion of the Insects [Paris Exhibition, 1878]

Name in original language:

La città moresca al Trocadero, veduta presa dal padiglione degli insetti

Location:

Rome, Italy

Holding Institution:

National Central Library

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Holding Institution (original language):

Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale

Date of Object:

1878

Description:

Singular mix of "Moorish" Pavilion and "Occidental" architecture from the Universal Exhibition in Paris, 1878. The publication offers images providing a rich documentation about the exhibition and includes frivolous and caustic comments. The magazine presents sharp and close observations about habits and trends common in Paris and in the western world at the time of the International Exhibitions.

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

L'Esposizione di Parigi del 1878 illustrata, Sonzogno Editore, 1878, p. 269

Additional Copyright Information:

Copyright image: Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Roma.

Citation of this web page:

Marina Minozzi "Moorish City at the Trocadéro, View from the Pavilion of the Insects [Paris Exhibition, 1878]" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;it;196;en

Prepared by: Marina Minozzi
Copyedited by: Anne Dowell

MWNF Working Number: IT2 054