Auriez-vous la gentilesse de m’apporter des informations au sujet de la photo ci-dessous, “Signor Vassallo sur sa meule de foin 1915” à Casterino. La photo, dans notre collection de famille ici chez moi, est prise par Clarence Bicknell ou par sa main droite/ami Luigi Pollini. L’écriture est celle de mon oncle Clarence. La famille Vassallo… […]
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Following a question from Jean-Félix Gandioli of the Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle de Nice about Cima Pollini (photo, right) and Pollini’s relationship with Clarence Bicknell, I researched the subject in MARVELS – The Life of Clarence Bicknell by Valerie Lester 2018 and brought forward all the references to Pollini there. You can download these excerpts (in
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70 years after Clarence Bicknell’s death he was being referred to as L’Homme des Merveilles, the man who discovered the 11,000 rock engravings in the Vallée des Merveilles in the mountains on the border of southeast France and Italy. You can go hiking there (https://provence-alpes-cotedazur.com/en/things-to-do/the-most-beautiful-routes/hiking-alpes-maritimes-vallee-des-merveilles/), stay in on the little hotels in Casterino where Clarence
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NEWS – Edward Berry conference, Bordighera, 1 June 2013 Just back from the conference about my great grand unce Edward Elhanan Berry (1861-1931) and his wife Margaret in the Museo Clarence Bicknell, presided by Professor Dott. Daniela Gandolfi. I presented some original research on the Berrys drawn from family papers which I have, including the
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NEWS – Edward Berry conference, Bordighera, 1 June 2013 Welcome The Man Biography MARVELS – index of the book Chronology Writing Bordighera Casterino The Church Bibliography Botanist Artist Casa Fontanalba Arts and Crafts Painting & drawing Collecting Archaeologist Archaeology Les Merveilles Appreciation Esperantist Esperanto Hymns Poems Documents News & views Association 2018 Centenary Books Events
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