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Bitten By Witch Fever
Wallpaper & Arsenic in the Victorian Home
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Gewicht:
908 g
Format:
256x200x30 mm
Beschreibung:
Lucinda Hawksley is the author of three biographies of Victorian artists: Lizzie SiddalKate Perugini (née Dickens) and Princess Louise. She also writes about art history, socialhistory, literature and the life and works of her great-great-great-grandfather CharlesDickens. Lucinda is a Pre-Raphaelite and Aestheticism expert and a regular lecturer atthe National Portrait Gallery in London.
Introduction: 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
Part social history and part design catalogue, this innovative book delves into the sinister history of 19th century wallpaper.