Bitten by witch fever
Lucinda Hawksley Bitten by witch fever filetype pdf - As to the arsenic scare a greater folly it is hardly possible to imagine: the doctors were bitten as people were bitten by the witch fever. William Morris on toxic wallpapers, 1885. Bitten by Witch Fever presents facsimile samples of 275 of the most sumptuous wallpaper designs ever created by designers and printers of the age, including Christopher Dresser and Morris & Co. For the first time in their history, every one of the samples shown has been laboratory tested and found to contain arsenic. Interleaved with the wallpaper sections, evocative commentary guides you through the incredible story of the manufacture, uses and effects of arsenic, and presents the heated public debate surrounding the use of deadly pigments in the sublime wallpapers of a newly industrialized world. Winner: Best Trade Illustrated Book, British Book Design & Production Awards 2017 Table of ContentsIntroduction: Arsenic & Victorian Paper Hangings 1. Arsenic Murder & Myth 2. Madness in the Method; Poison in the Process 3. Arsenic in the Home 4. The Wallpaper Designers 5. The Public Debate 6. Getting Away From It All 7. The Rise of Arsenic-free Wallpaper Appendix
Details of Bitten by witch fever
| Le Titre Du Livre | Bitten by witch fever |
| Auteur | Lucinda Hawksley |
| Livres Format | Relié |
| Nombre de pages | 256 pages pages |
| Nom de fichier | bitten-by-witch-fever.pdf |
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