Clarence’s death and Luigi’s Forget-Me-Not
104 years ago today, 17 July 1918, was a sunny day in Casterino. Luigi Pollini carried Clarence Bicknell out onto the terrace […]
Category: Research
Gisella Merello’s new book and the exhibition till 19 June in the Chiesa Anglicana, Bordighera
If you live within driving distance of Bordighera you have a few more days in which to see a remarkable exhibition linked […]
Inscription on the main door of the Chiesa Anglicana in Bordighera
I WILL BE TO THEM A LITTLESANCTUARY IN THE COUNTRIESWHERE THEY SHALL COME At the request of Gisella Merello, author of her […]
The Dandelion – Clarence’s favourite plant
Clarence’s favourite flower, the humble Dandelion, in one of the vellum-bound albums by Clarence Bicknell in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. This image […]
Nice Historique – Les Botanistes aux Sommets
We received today copies of the latest edition of Nice Historique, the journal of the Acadèmia Nissarda. It features the Botanistes aux […]
Margaret = Margherita = Daisy
A decorative floral design from his Book of Guests in Esperanto written and drawn by Clarence Bicknell between 1910 and 1918. Clarence […]
Gentians in The Children’s Book of Wild Flowers by Clarence Bicknell
The Children’s Book of Wild Flowers by Clarence Bicknell has watercolour drawings of four flowers on the righthand page and their description […]
The Book of Guests in Esperanto – the mystery of the end date
Our team is working hard on the upcoiming publication of the the Book of Guests in Esperanto by Clarence Bicknell, a little […]
Museo Bicknell, Bordighera, and the IISL – contributions to Clarence Bicknell’s legacy
In response to the recent newsletter from the Clarence Bicknell Association, Dssa. Daniela Gandolfi, director of the Istituto Internazionale di Studi Liguri […]
Monogram B in the index of a Vellum-bound album
Here is a monogram B in the index of a Vellum-bound album by Clarence Bicknell in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Even in […]