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 […]
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 […]
MARVELS – The Life of Clarence Bicknell
MARVELS: The Life of Clarence Bicknell, Botanist, Archaeologist, Artist. By Valerie Lester REDUCED PRICE OFFER £10 (approx €11.50 or $12.75) by […]
Clarence Bicknell – symmetrical Solanum
Clarence Bicknell created this symmetrical pattern in one of the vellum-bound albums now in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. It’s the Solanum linnaeanum […]
French Botanists at Casa Fontanalba in 1910
The Casa Fontanalba Visitors’ Book, of which we published a reproduction in 2017, continues to reveal stories of Clarence and his eminent […]