Diary of a Scotch Gardener at the French Court at the End of the Eighteenth Century
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Mike Park Ltd.
London: George Routledge & Sons Ltd, 1931. A few illustrations, octavo, pp xii, 256, slight foxing, top edge stained, otherwise clean internally, green cloth very slightly worn, binding leaning slightly, a repaired tear to the spine head. [Blaikie (1750 -1838) was a Scottish botanist and gardener born in Edinburgh. Between 1775 and 1776 he was tasked by John Fothergill and William Pitcairn with travelling the Alps to collect and record rare species of plants. Whilst there he met Voltaire and travelled with Michel-Gabriel Paccard, who received later fame for achieving the first ascent of Mont Blanc. After briefly returning to Britain, Blaikie worked on the gardens of the Comte de Lauraguais in Normandy, before a failure to pay Blaikie ended his employment. From 1778 Blaikie passed into the employment of the Comte d'Artois, younger brother of Louis XVI and later to become Charles X. Blaikie designed the gardens of Bagatelle, modified by François-Joseph Bélanger to suit French tastes, and oversaw their planting. Whilst continuing to work for the Comte d'Artois, Blaikie created a garden for Sophie Arnould, the renowned opera singer and a lover of Bélanger. In 1780 the Duc de Chartres, who was later to become the Duc d'Orléans and finally Philippe Égalité, commissioned Blaikie to design some of his gardens including the Winter Garden at the Parc Monceau. The French Revolution financially ruined Blaikie with his previous employers unable to pay him, contracts drying up, his loss of money from rentes on the Hotel de Ville, and in 1792 his house being robbed with 50,000 francs worth of property lost. As a result he was forced to return to work as a bailiff for the Comte de Lauraguais, whose successor he had similar disputes over pay with following the Restoration. In 1826 Blaikie received a royal pension of 600 francs per annum secured by the new Duc d'Orléans, the future Louis Philippe I. He died in 1838 in his house on the rue de Vignes in Paris.]. First Edition. Cloth. Good.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, BuySomeBooks.
Cambridge University Press. Paperback. New. Paperback. 292 pages. Dimensions: 8.4in. x 5.5in. x 0.9in.Scottish gardener and botanist Thomas Blaikie (1751-1838) spent the majority of his life in France, where he designed and planted some of the most famous Parisian gardens: he drew up the original plans for the gardens of the Chteau de Bagatelle and renovated the Parc Monceau. He became a favourite of Marie Antoinette, and served patrons among the highest ranks of the aristocracy in pre-revolutionary France, including the Comte dArtois and the Duc dOrlans. After surviving the French Revolution, he received a commission to create gardens for Empress Josphine at her Malmaison country retreat. Blaikie kept this fascinating diary from 1775 until August 1792. More than just an account of his vast gardening knowledge and achievements, the book gives a unique insight into the social history of the revolutionary period in France. It was edited by the critic and journalist Francis Birrell (1889-1935) and first published in 1931. This item ships from multiple locations. Your book may arrive from Roseburg,OR, La Vergne,TN.

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Scottish gardener and botanist Thomas Blaikie (1751-1838) spent the majority of his life in France, where he designed and planted some of the most famous Parisian gardens: he drew up the original plans for the gardens of the Chateau de Bagatelle and renovated the Parc Monceau. He became a favourite of Marie Antoinette, and served patrons among the highest ranks of the aristocracy in pre-revolutionary France, including the Comte d'Artois and the Duc d'Orleans. After surviving the French Revolutio... Scottish gardener and botanist Thomas Blaikie (1751-1838) spent the majority of his life in France, where he designed and planted some of the most famous Parisian gardens: he drew up the original plans for the gardens of the Chateau de Bagatelle and renovated the Parc Monceau. He became a favourite of Marie Antoinette, and served patrons among the highest ranks of the aristocracy in pre-revolutionary France, including the Comte d'Artois and the Duc d'Orleans. After surviving the French Revolution, he received a commission to create gardens for Empress Josephine at her Malmaison country retreat. Blaikie kept this fascinating diary from 1775 until August 1792. More than just an account of his vast gardening knowledge and achievements, the book gives a unique insight into the social history of the revolutionary period in France. It was edited by the critic and journalist Francis Birrell (1889-1935) and first published in 1931.Taal: Engels;Afmetingen: 17x216x140 mm;Gewicht: 370,00 gram;Verschijningsdatum: oktober 2012;ISBN10: 1108055613;ISBN13: 9781108055611; Engelstalig | Paperback | 2012.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Ergodebooks.
Cambridge University Press, 2012-10-11. Paperback. Used:Good. Ships Fast. Expedite Shipping Available.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Russell Books Ltd.
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