Thomas Blaikie

Diary of a Scotch Gardener at the French Court at the End of the Eighteenth Century

Herausgeber: Birrell, Francis; Blaikie, Thomas

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Produktbeschreibung

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 Château 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'Orléans. After surviving the French Revolution, he received a commission to create gardens for Empress Joséphine 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. September 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 415g
• ISBN-13: 9781108055611
• ISBN-10: 1108055613
• Artikelnr.: 37463728

Autorenporträt

THOMAS BLAIKIE is the Manners and Etiquette Correspondent of The Lady magazine. He is the author of two previous best - selling books of Royal anecdotes, You Look Awfully Like the Queen and Corgi and Bess. He is also the author of Blaikie's Guide to Modern Manners. He lives in London.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
The diary
Notes
Appendix
Index.