Piringatahi | Special Collections Up Close: Fern Books and Albums

Fri Aug 19 2022 at 10:30 am to 11:15 am

Auckland Libraries | Auckland

Auckland Research Centres
Publisher/HostAuckland Research Centres
Piringatahi | Special Collections Up Close: Fern Books and Albums
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Why were the Victorians so mad about ferns?
Join Renée Orr for an up-close look at some of the specimen books and albums created by fern-loving Aucklanders in the 19th century.
This event is part of Auckland Council Libraries' We Read Auckland | Ka Pānui Tātau i Tāmaki Makaurau.
Booking recommended.
Image credit: Lomaria nigra, Lomaria filiformis, Titirangi. From the album: New Zealand ferns. 148 varieties, 1880, Auckland, by Herbert Dobbie. Te Papa (O.039627)
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