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Bitten by Witch Fever: Wallpaper & Arsenic in the Victorian Home

Lucinda Hawksley

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Description:‘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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Bitten by Witch Fever: Wallpaper & Arsenic in the Victorian Home. To get started finding Bitten by Witch Fever: Wallpaper & Arsenic in the Victorian Home, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: ‘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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Bitten by Witch Fever: Wallpaper & Arsenic in the Victorian Home. To get started finding Bitten by Witch Fever: Wallpaper & Arsenic in the Victorian Home, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Bitten by Witch Fever: Wallpaper & Arsenic in the Victorian Home

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