Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
The ferns of Great Britain and Ireland
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Bradbury and Evans
Place
Date
1855-1856
Physical Description
17 parts : colour plates ; 58 1/2cm
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Edition/State/Version
1st folio edition
Content
Nature printing is a printing process, developed in the 18th century, that uses the plants, animals, rocks and other natural subjects to produce an image. The subject undergoes several stages to give a direct impression onto materials such as lead, gum, and photographic plates, which are then used in the printing process.
Public Access Text
Associated Notes
Subject Notes
Thomas Moore (1821-1887) was a n English gardener and botanist. He was an expert on ferns and fern allies from the British Isles, and he he served as Curator of the Society of Apothecaries Garden from 1848 to 1887. In 1855 he authored The Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland.
Under Moore's tenure during the period of so called ""pteridomania"", the garden increased the number of fern species cultivated there by fifty percent and was renamed the Chelsea Physic Garden in 1875. The Thomas Moore Fernery was built in 1907 on the site of his original garden and now contains a display of the varieties of ferns described and cultivated by Moore and popular during the Victorian era. [Fischer 89; Nissen BBI 1400; Stafleu & Cowan 6275].
Collection Type
Reserve Collection - XXOS
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
16 Dec 2023
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