The antique French books from 1730 are an edition of "Instructions pour les jardins fruitiers et potagers" (Instructions for Fruit and Vegetable Gardens) by Jean-Baptiste de La Quintinye, a highly influential royal gardener; it details cultivation for ornate and productive gardens, often published with treatises on oranges, and was popular in English translations too, but your 1730 French copy was likely by La Compagnie des Libraires.
Author: Jean-Baptiste de La Quintinye (Monsieur de La Quintinye).
Original Work: Instruction pour les jardins fruitiers et potagers.
Date: 1730 (a common publication year for later editions).
Publisher: La Compagnie des Libraires in Paris.
Content: Covers fruit trees (especially oranges) and kitchen garden vegetables, reflecting 17th-century French formal gardening.
These books were part of a broader trend of horticultural literature that flourished in Europe during the 18th century, reflecting an increasing interest in gardening, botany, and agricultural practices.
Books such as these provided practical advice on garden design, plant cultivation, and the management of orchards and vegetable plots. Focused on the designs for these gardens at Versailles, they include detailed illustrations and were aimed at both amateur gardeners and professional horticulturists.
The significance of the presentation of how to grow and maintain citrus trees as they were highly prized and required specialized knowledge to cultivate in colder climates.
The books have undergone restoration and the general condition is good. There is some water staining as seen in the last image. However, each book is legible and without losses to pages.
Dimensions: 8” x 10” x 4.5” (width of two books)
The antique French books from 1730 are an edition of "Instructions pour les jardins fruitiers et potagers" (Instructions for Fruit and Vegetable Gardens) by Jean-Baptiste de La Quintinye, a highly influential royal gardener; it details cultivation for ornate and productive gardens, often published with treatises on oranges, and was popular in English translations too, but your 1730 French copy was likely by La Compagnie des Libraires.
Author: Jean-Baptiste de La Quintinye (Monsieur de La Quintinye).
Original Work: Instruction pour les jardins fruitiers et potagers.
Date: 1730 (a common publication year for later editions).
Publisher: La Compagnie des Libraires in Paris.
Content: Covers fruit trees (especially oranges) and kitchen garden vegetables, reflecting 17th-century French formal gardening.
These books were part of a broader trend of horticultural literature that flourished in Europe during the 18th century, reflecting an increasing interest in gardening, botany, and agricultural practices.
Books such as these provided practical advice on garden design, plant cultivation, and the management of orchards and vegetable plots. Focused on the designs for these gardens at Versailles, they include detailed illustrations and were aimed at both amateur gardeners and professional horticulturists.
The significance of the presentation of how to grow and maintain citrus trees as they were highly prized and required specialized knowledge to cultivate in colder climates.
The books have undergone restoration and the general condition is good. There is some water staining as seen in the last image. However, each book is legible and without losses to pages.
Dimensions: 8” x 10” x 4.5” (width of two books)
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