Diary of a Scotch Gardener at the French Court at the End of the Eighteenth Century Paperback / softback
by Thomas Blaikie
Edited by Francis Birrell
Part of the Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture series
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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 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.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:292 pages, 8 Plates, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:11/10/2012
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- ISBN:9781108055611
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:292 pages, 8 Plates, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:11/10/2012
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- ISBN:9781108055611
