Cerisiers, pêchers et ananas : des cultures de pointe dans les potagers royaux en Île-de-France dans la seconde moitié du xviiie siècle
Where fruit was concerned, what did the King like during the second half of the eighteenth century? According to its correspondence with its gardeners, the administration of the royal buildings paid particular attention to the cultivation of cherry trees, peach trees and pineapple plants. Looking at...
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| Language: | fra |
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Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication
2019-12-01
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| Series: | In Situ |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/insitu/25466 |
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| Summary: | Where fruit was concerned, what did the King like during the second half of the eighteenth century? According to its correspondence with its gardeners, the administration of the royal buildings paid particular attention to the cultivation of cherry trees, peach trees and pineapple plants. Looking at the royal estates of Choisy-le-Roi, we will try to understand how fruit trees were cultivated in order to satisfy Louis XV’s tastes and if indeed taste was the only criterion involved, or if other considerations were not also taken into account in bringing fruit to the royal table. Aesthetic considerations and precocity in the season could also give certain fruits exceptional favour. Rarity was perhaps more important than flavour, thanks to progress in production techniques, such as greenhouses and hot houses. These brought a revolution to the conditions of tree and plant culture in the royal gardens. |
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| ISSN: | 1630-7305 |