13:5213:52, 4 June 2024diffhist+209
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Françoise Basseporte
She didn't just correspond with Buffon, she worked for him. Does anyone know about her letter suggesting embroidery as a medium for depicting botanical specimens?current
20:4220:42, 31 March 2023diffhist+70
The Crystal Palace
According to a period newspaper article, panes of glass were still hand blown in 1851. Imported French glass blowers did contribute the latest techniques (which they were loath to share with English glass blowers).
01:5101:51, 4 October 2021diffhist+10
Arboretum de Balaine
Michel Adanson died impoverished. According to the park website, Aglaé inherited this property from a friend of the family: http://www.arboretum-balaine.com/accueil/un-peu-d-histoire/
3 October 2021
13:2613:26, 3 October 2021diffhist+147
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Michel Adanson
His Scottish ancestry is not established: indeed, Adanson scholar Jean Nicolas debunked this assertion in his introduction to the Adanson catalogue published by the Hunt institute.
13:5213:52, 4 June 2024diffhist+209
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Françoise Basseporte
She didn't just correspond with Buffon, she worked for him. Does anyone know about her letter suggesting embroidery as a medium for depicting botanical specimens?current
20:4220:42, 31 March 2023diffhist+70
The Crystal Palace
According to a period newspaper article, panes of glass were still hand blown in 1851. Imported French glass blowers did contribute the latest techniques (which they were loath to share with English glass blowers).
01:5101:51, 4 October 2021diffhist+10
Arboretum de Balaine
Michel Adanson died impoverished. According to the park website, Aglaé inherited this property from a friend of the family: http://www.arboretum-balaine.com/accueil/un-peu-d-histoire/
3 October 2021
13:2613:26, 3 October 2021diffhist+147
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Michel Adanson
His Scottish ancestry is not established: indeed, Adanson scholar Jean Nicolas debunked this assertion in his introduction to the Adanson catalogue published by the Hunt institute.