René Dahüron - Nouveau traité de la taille des arbres fruitiers - 1696

Rare illustrated edition of 13 engravings, 12 of them full-page and numbered, of this work devoted to fruit arboriculture and horticultural techniques enabling the training, shaping and maintenance of trees to improve their vigor, productivity and the quality of their fruits -

Published at the end of the 17th century, at a time when French horticulture was experiencing remarkable development in aristocratic gardens, manor estates and rural properties, this treatise sits within a tradition of practical literature aimed at transmitting the knowledge of experienced gardeners and rationalizing cultivation methods -

Pruning (la taille) then constitutes a fundamental operation of the art of gardens, since it allows controlling the growth of trees, directing the development of branches, promoting the appearance of fruiting organs and giving plants a form suited to their location and function -

René Dahüron - Nouveau Traité de la taille des arbres fruitiers comprenant plusieurs figures qui marquent les manières et de bien tailler - 1696 - Charles de Sercy -
Complete with all 13 engravings.

Good condition of the binding, book in its full vellum from the period, stains and signs of use, some minor defects on the cover, traces of ties, speckled edges, flat mute spine -

Good interior condition, browning, superb vignette on the title page, pretty headbands, beautiful early type, complete with the 13 engravings of which 12 are full-page, endpapers in fair condition, pleasant copy -

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