Main entry:

La Quintinie, Jean de, 1626-1688, author.

Title & Author:

The compleat gard'ner ; or, Directions for cultivating and right ordering of fruit-gardens and kitchen-gardens : with divers reflections on several parts of husbandry : in six books / by the famous Monsr. de La Quintinye, (chief director of all the gardens of the French-king) ; to which is added his treatise of orange-trees, with the raising of melons, omitted in the French editions ; made English by John Evelyn Esquire, illustrated with copper plates.

Publication:

London : Printed for Matthew Gillyflower at the Spread Eagle in Westminster-Hall : and James Partridge, at the Post-house at Charing-Cross, M DC XC III [1693]

Description:

2 volumes in 1, [14] leaves of plates : illustrations (copperplates), 1 portrait, plans ; 33 cm

Notes:
"First edition of Evelyn's translation"--Hunt.
"A treatise of orange-trees" formed part of the original French ed. of La Quintinie's Instruction (Paris, 1690); however "The raising of melons", with caption title: Directions concerning melons, is a translation of a separate work with title: Traité de la culture des melons. This Traité was included in later editions of the Instruction.
Vol. 1: [44], 184 [i.e. 192], [4] p., [3] leaves of plates (2 folded); v. 2: 204 [i.e. 184], [4] 4, 80 p., [9] leaves of plates.
Title of v. 1 in black and red; v. 2 has no special t.p.
Advertisements: p. [22] of 1st group of v. 1.
Translation of: Instruction pour les jardins fruitiers et potagers.
Two folio volumes in one. Title-page printed in red and black. Engraved frontispiece portrait of La Quintinie; etched double-page plan, "The Kings Kitchen Garden at Versailles"; eight engraved and etched vignettes at the beginning of each part; four woodcut text illustrations and three are engraved or etched; nine full page engraved and etched plates plus one double-page.
Engraved frontispiece portrait of La Quintinie; etched double-page plan, "The Kings Kitchen Garden at Versailles"; eight engraved and etched vignettes at the beginning of each part; four woodcut text illustrations and three are engraved or etched; nine full page engraved and etched plates plus one double-page.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
"An Oak Spring Pomona," pages 10-12
In English, with some Latin. Translated from original French.
Bookplates: Charles Milsom and Laurance Williams.

Exhibitions:

Princeton University Library, "An Oak Spring Garland," October 12- December 17, 1989, #37.

Subject:

Kitchen gardens Early works to 1800.
Melons.
Gardening Early works to 1800.
Oranges.
Jardinage Ouvrages avant 1800.
Gardening

Form/genre:

rare books.
Early works
Armorial bookplates (Provenance) . England 18th century. UkCU

Added entries:

Evelyn, John, 1620-1706, translator.
La Quintinie, Jean de, 1626-1688. Traité de la culture des melons. English.
Directions for cultivating and right ordering of fruit-gardens and kitchen-gardens.
Treatise of orange-trees.
Raising of melons.
Directions concerning melons.
Divers reflections on several parts of husbandry.

Directions for cultivating and right ordering of fruit gardens and kitchen gardens
Complete gardener

Holdings:

Location: Library main 100444
Call No.: ID:86-B20014
Status: Available