Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha as Collector, Educator and Cultural Transferant

Introduction

A. The Making of a Prince Consort: Prince Albert’s Bildung
The early years – The teenage years – Kavaliersreisen and Grand Tours

B. Prince Albert’s Collecting Practices
Early Influences on Prince Albert’s Collecting Practices – Prince Albert’s (and Ernst’s) Early Collections – Prince Albert’s (and Victoria’s) Collections in Britain

C. The Basis for the Great Exhibition of 1851
The (mixed) Reception of Prince Albert in Britain – The Royal Networker – Towards the Great Exhibition of 1851

D. The Conception and Design of the Great Exhibition of 1851
Precursors of the Great Exhibition of 1851 – The Concept of the Great Exhibition – Shaping the Great Exhibition – The ›Natural Feat of Engineering‹ and ist Interior Design – The Organisation of the Exhibition or ›The Great Job of 1851‹

E. The World Presents Itself: The Great Exhibition of 1851
The German States’ Contributions, including those of Coburg and Gotha – Albert and Victoria as Exhibitors at the Great Exhibition of 1851 – Hosting a World Event – London in 1851

F. Cultural Transfer and the Legacy of the Great Exhibtion of 1851
World Fairs – Albertopolis – The South Kensington Phenomenon

Epilogue

Apendix A – D

List of Illustrations, Bibliography, Index