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Sarah Whittingham

Författare till The Victorian Fern Craze (Shire Library)

3 verk 42 medlemmar 3 recensioner

Verk av Sarah Whittingham

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As usual the Shire books are equally delightful and frustrating in equal measure. Delightful since they provide well-sourced information on the most obscure subjects, frustrating because they leave you wanting more.. As usual in a very few pages, this gives a good overview of one of the Victorians most enduring fads - that of fern collecting. Covering the social & technological developments which made cultivation possible, it is lavislhly illustrated and well-written. It has a handy list of some extant ferneries & conservatories woth seeing, but disappointingly no bibliography to speak of.… (mer)
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antisyzygy | 1 annan recension | Jul 19, 2010 |
 
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CSTJ-Library | Mar 29, 2018 |

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Verk
3
Medlemmar
42
Popularitet
#357,757
Betyg
4.2
Recensioner
3
ISBN
3