Description
Bitten by Witch Fever presents facsimile samples of 275 of the most sumptuous wallpaper designs of the Victorian age – and every one of the original samples was found to contain arsenic when tested in a laboratory. 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.
Details
  • Author: Hawksley, Lucinda
  • Publisher: Thames & Hudson
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publication Date: 20/10/2016
  • ISBN: 9780500518380
  • B-Code: B034762
  • Illustrated: Colour illustrations
  • Pages: 256
  • Dimensions: 250x195mm
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