Fern Fever was popular in Britain between 1837 and 1914. This book looks at the how the craze developed, the ways in which ferns were incorporated into garden and home, and the spread of the fern through Victorian material and visual culture.
Fern Fever was popular in Britain between 1837 and 1914. This book looks at the how the craze developed, the ways in which ferns were incorporated into garden and home, and the spread of the fern through Victorian material and visual culture.
Dr Sarah Whittingham is an architectural historian who lives in Bristol. She specialises in the architecture, interiors and gardens of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In 2008 she was elected President of the Council for the Preservation of Ancient Bristol.
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Introduction Collecting Ferns Cultivating Ferns Ferneries for All The Decorative Arts The End of the Craze? Further Reading Places to Visit Index
