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Bitten By Witch Fever: Wallpaper & Arsenic in the Victorian Home by Lucinda Hawksley (Hardcover, 2016)
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Bitten by Witch Fever traces the arresting story of the manufacture, uses and effects of arsenic in the 19th-century home, in particular, the pigments ingrained in popular wallpapers. Lucinda Hawksley reveals how pigments, such as Scheele's green and Schweinfurt green, were created using arsenic to produce more vibrant and durable dyes, which became instant favourites with wallpaper designers and householders alike. Drawing on contemporary case studies and reports in the press, she highlights how, by the middle of the century, manufacturers were producing millions of rolls of arsenical wallpaper, with devastating consequences for those working in their factories and for those living in rooms decorated with the deadly designs. The wallpaper sections display dazzling long-lost work from the great designers and printers of the age, including Christopher Dresser, Corbiere, Son & Brindle, Charles Knowles & Co., and Morris & Co. - whose owner was famously dismissive of the fatal effects of living with arsenic-laden wallpapers.Product Identifiers
PublisherThames & Hudson LTD
ISBN-139780500518380
eBay Product ID (ePID)225672095
Product Key Features
Book TitleBitten by Witch Fever: Wallpaper & Arsenic in the Victorian Home
AuthorLucinda Hawksley
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
Number of Pages256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height250mm
Item Width195mm
Item Weight920g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorLucinda Hawksley
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 26 Jun, 2022
Great book
Great book full of amazing source pictures. Great research into the history of arsenic in the home too!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
