The famous letter of 31 July 1845 from Joseph Mallord William Turner to his patron Elhanan Bicknell is up for sale again. The asking price in February 2023 at Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. is € 9,500.00, three times the hammer price of $ 2,750 in May 2017. Turner was a frequent visitor to Elhanan Bicknell’s mansion […]
I have a whale or two on the canvas… Turner’s letter to Elhanan Bicknell Read More »
We publish today the spreadsheet of every letter and drawing by Clarence in the Bicknell Family Collection. We have over 2,000 data points, those are works by Clarence which have a date and place written on them. We have been able to trace his movements from his arrival in Bordighera in 1878 to his death
The Chronology of Clarence’s Life and Works Read More »
We love to be able to get the word about Clarence Bicknell out to as many people as possible; this Association has been successful in generating new research and organising events in France, Italy and the UK. Do join our happy bandf and benefit from direct contact, introductions when you visit Clarence’s habitat and special
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Tourists and meteorologists in the Italian Riviera: The Journal de Bordighera (1883–1935) as a source for the study of the local climate. I fell upon this interesting scientific article at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0305748821000086 The Italian Riviera was, from the second half of the nineteenth century to the Second World War, one of the most famous, elitist, climatic,
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The accounts of the Clarence Bicknell Association for 2022 are published today, 5 days after the end of the period. This is somewhat of a record speed. The Chairman and Treasurer have approved them. Cklick here for the accounts … https://clarencebicknell.com/wp-content/uploads/accounts_2022.pdf If you would like to consult the minutes of the 2022 AGM click on
We are pleased to publish here the new paper by Graham Avery on the celebrated botanist Reginald Farrer who crossed paths with Clarence Bicknell in the Italian Alps. Graham presented this paper to the European Botanical and Horticultural Libraries Group (EBHL) at the Plantentuin Meise, Belgium, on 20 October 2022 and is entitled ‘Reginald Farrer
Reginald Farrer in the Alps 1899-1917 – by Graham Avery Read More »
Message de notre amie Anne-Sophie Rousselot… Nous avons bien projeté le film LES MERVEILLES DE CLARENCE BICKNELL de Rémy Masséglia le dimanche 4 décembre dans notre cinéma.. Cette séance a été organisée en prolongement du 1er Salon du livre “Livres aux jardins” de Nice et dans le cadre du Cycle BIODIVERCINÉ, en partenariat avec la
Projection du film “Les Merveilles de Clarence Bicknell” Read More »
Yevgeniya Zvereva Amis has let us know that the play “1910” (performed in Montreal this summer) where we feature Clarence Bicknell’s hymn “Patro Nia, Ni Alvenis” will be soon available for free on the YouTube channel Exploring Esperanto: https://www.youtube.com/@ExploringEsperanto It is also possible to become a patron and have one’s name be included in credits:
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L’image à Facebook de la Mairie de Tende me rappelle le recent papier de mon collègue Graham Avery au sujet de Fritz Mader (1872-1921) dont le père a construit sa maison à Tende, maintenant cette belle Mairie. Le père était le pasteur luthérien de Nice, Philip Friedrich Mader. Fritz, son fils, était pionnier de l’Histoire
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We were pleased to be invited to participate in the two conferences about the 19th/20th century botanists in the Maritime Alps of which Clarence Bicknell was one. Graham Avery‘s paper on Fritz Mader and Marcus Bicknell‘s on Clarence Bicknell were on the programme. Both events were well attended and well received. Graham, Vice Chairman of
“Des Botanistes aux sommets” 19 Nov 2022 in Nice and 20 Nov in Bordighera Read More »
