Castérino is today a hamlet of half a dozen hotels and assorted farms and houses in a beautiful flat valley at 1,565 metres altitude to the West of Tende. For many tourists, hikers, cyclists, skiers, archaeologists and botanist it is the favourite gateway to the Merveilles and the whole of the Mercantour area. The road […]
Clarence Bicknell in Bordighera. In 1950, St-Tropez became famous by the arrival of movie stars. Bordighera was invented by a different charm of a different era. The foundation of the town of Bordighera dates back to 1470. The palm trees earned the town the name “the Jericho of Italy.” Its public celebrity was launched by
Writing Clarence Bicknell expressed himself in many ways; in his disciplines like botany and archaeology, in his collecting and recording which underpinned those two disciplines, his art (especially botanical), his beliefs (Christianity, Esperanto and pacifism in that order), his friends (the visitors’ book at the Casa Fontanalba and his activities in Bordighera bear witness) and
CLARENCE BICKNELL (1842-1918) This list of dates helps the reader situate Clarence’s life alongside other world and local events. 1838 Queen Victoria crowned 28 June 1838 The first photograph taken, by Louis Daguerre in France and William Henry Fox-Talbot in Britain.Clarence’s father Elhanan began to buy the works of art which were to form one of
Clarence Bicknell (1842-1918) Essentially Victorian by Peter Bicknell The mini-biography below was written by Peter Bicknell in 1988 and has been on this page of the website since 2013. In 2018 the authorised biography was published in book form, MARVELS: The Life of Clarence Bicknell, Botanist, Archaeologist, Artist by Valerie Lester. The book is
NEWS – Edward Berry conference, Bordighera, 1 June 2013 Just back from the conference about my great grand unce Edward Elhanan Berry (1861-1931) and his wife Margaret in the Museo Clarence Bicknell, presided by Professor Dott. Daniela Gandolfi. I presented some original research on the Berrys drawn from family papers which I have, including the
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NEWS – Edward Berry conference, Bordighera, 1 June 2013 Welcome The Man Biography MARVELS – index of the book Chronology Writing Bordighera Casterino The Church Bibliography Botanist Artist Casa Fontanalba Arts and Crafts Painting & drawing Collecting Archaeologist Archaeology Les Merveilles Appreciation Esperantist Esperanto Hymns Poems Documents News & views Association 2018 Centenary Books Events
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