The King’s Vegetable Garden
$29.60
- Paperback
72 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2024
Summary
The King’s kitchen garden was created by La Quintinie in 1678 on a plot of land nearby the Château de Versailles to provide fruit and vegetables for Louis XIV’s dinner table to the Sun King’s great delight.
The whole garden covers nine hectares and is composed of a sequence of smaller plots, garden chambers whose walls and terraces control exposure to the sun and create microclimates to diversify production. La Quintinie was able to cultivate and harvest figs, melons, asparagus, peach…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9782330176051 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 2330176058 |
| Author: | Stéphanie de Courtois |
| Publisher: | Actes Sud |
| Imprint: | Actes Sud |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 72 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2024 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 240mm |
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Stéphanie de Courtois
Stéphanie de Courtois, art historian and lecturer at the École nationale supérieure d’architecture in Versailles, was entrusted with the conservation of the King’s kitchen garden from 1996 to 2006.
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