The Victorian Fern Craze (Shire Library)
by Sarah Whittingham
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Shire Publications. Good. 5.87 x 1 x 8.27 inches. Paperback. 2010. 64 pages. Cover worn<br>Fern Fever (or Pteridomania, to give it i ts official name), hit Britain between 1837 and 1914 and peaked b etween 1840 and 1890. Although in previous centuries ferns played an important role in customs and folklore, it was only in this p eriod that they were coveted for aesthetic reasons and that man's ... .
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Dr Sarah Whittingham is an architectural historian who lives in Bristol. She specializes in the architecture, interiors and gardens of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In 2008 she was elected President of the Council for the Preservation of Ancient Bristol.
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- Title
- The Victorian Fern Craze (Shire Library)
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- Sarah Whittingham
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- ISBN 10
- 0747807469
- ISBN 13
- 9780747807469
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- Shire Publications
- Date Published
- 2010
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