[PDF.09pr] The Victorian Fern Craze (Shire Library)

The Victorian Fern Craze (Shire Library)

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 | #2607617 in Books |  Shire |  2010-01-19 |  2010-01-19 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.28 x.22 x5.88l,.30 | File type: PDF | 64 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Satisfying little book with great illustrations|By Perpetually studying Spanish|The illustrations and captions alone make this little book worth buying. It's a quick read and would make a great gift for a gardener who enjoys history. Note that the print is small and so not suitable for someone with poor vision.| |"Searching out the story of a far-reaching plant hobby that began in Britain during the early nineteenth century, British architectural historian Sarah Whittingham has brought to light a fad that went across all segments of society. Discovering, cultivating, a

Fern Fever (or Pteridomania, to give it its official name), hit Britain between 1837 and 1914 and peaked between 1840 and 1890. Although in previous centuries ferns played an important role in customs and folklore, it was only in this period that they were coveted for aesthetic reasons and that man's passion for them reached its zenith.

The craze for collecting ferns reached such epidemic proportions that it affected the very existence of some species. The fern c...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.The Victorian Fern Craze (Shire Library)   |  Sarah Whittingham. Which are the reasons I like to read books. Great story by a great author.

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