Fern Fever by Sarah Whittingham
The fascinating story of Pteridomania or Fern Fever, which took hold of Britain from the 1840s.
'easily read, well-written' The Professional Gardener 'an often amusing range of objects decorated with ferns.. the serious content lies in the account of the ferneries that have been restored and returned to their original use." Historic Gardens Review 'This lavishly illustrated survey is a delight.' Good Book Guide You don't need to be a pteridomaniac to appreciate this book, but you may well become one if you read it all Garden Design Journal It is scholarly in context in that it has recorded a period of our history in depth but in a readable and delightful manner. The beautiful illustrations form an important part and cover an exhaustive range of fern memorabilia Welsh Historic Gardens Trust Deserves to become the standard reference on the subject. Victorian Editor's Choice: This lavishly illustrated survey will delight all interested in social history, garden history and the decorative arts. Good Book Guide A superb new book. Independent - Anna Pavord Dr Whittingham has done her work well. She leads the reader along the fern gully wioth a discerning eye, and organises her material with skill and wit. The whole book is enriched with excellent, well-placed and well-captioned illustrations, so it is a pleasure for the eye as well as the mind. It deserves to become the standard work on the subject. Country Life Sarah Whittingham is a tremendous writer; she manages to convey the fervour of the fern madness that gripped the Victorians, not just here in England but around the world, and simultaneously imparts history, botany, human eccentricity and passion in grippingly readable form. House & Garden
Dr Sarah Whittingham is an historian who specialises in the social history, architecture and gardens of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. She has lectured on fern fever for many years, and appeared on radio and television talking about the subject. She is also the author of The Victorian Fern Craze (2009) and has written a number of articles on the subject for various magazines. She is the author of a number of books and articles on Victorian and Edwardian architects and architecture, and has lectured widely on architectural history.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780711230705 |
| ISBN 10 | 0711230706 |
| Title | Fern Fever |
| Author | Sarah Whittingham |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2012-02-02 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |