Les Merveilles
The Vallée des Merveilles, also known in Italian as the Valle delle Meraviglie (Valley of Marvels), is a part of the Mercantour […]
Archaeology
Clarence did not regard himself as an archaeologist. When he first went up into the Mercantour region in 1881, he certainly knew […]
Collecting
What is it about the human brain which makes collecting so compulsive? Many people find delight in hobby collecting; certain types of […]
Painting & Drawing
Although Clarence is known as a painter of botanical water colours, he painted and drew sketches all his life. The Bicknell family collection […]
Arts and Crafts
Clarence’s painting and drawing were not limited to his water-colours of plants. He sketched landscapes,architectural detail, and other subjects especially when he […]
Casa Fontanalba
In the summer of 1886, Clarence Bicknell rented a house at Castérino on the gentler slopes of Mount Bego, where he could […]
Botanist
An appreciation, by Graham Avery Clarence Bicknell’s major work was the exploration and recording of the prehistoric rock engravings in the high […]
Bibliography
This list of books and papers written by Clarence will be developed with time, hopefully to include significant unpublished works in museums […]
The Church
Like many a younger son of a moneyed 19th-century family, Clarence Bicknell went into the Church. This was a matter of genuine […]
Casterino
Castérino is today a hamlet of half a dozen hotels and assorted farms and houses in a beautiful flat valley at 1,565 […]