Le Potager du Roi: The ‘King’s Kitchen Garden’ at Versailles as Political Metaphor and Gastronomic Laboratory

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A garden can be a mirror of a society. Shakespeare, Voltaire and 350 years of history illuminate one monumental vegetable garden that has had as many acts as France has had governments. The legacy of the Potager du Roi is rich and, for many, inspirational.

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    Gardens, Flowers, and Fruit​: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 2024
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    Richard Warren Shepro
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    Equinox Publishing Ltd.
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    Sheffield, United Kingdom
  • series number
    2024
  • series title
    Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery