the leading academic and scientific organisations of the city. At least six further editions appeared before the Revolution (Paris, 1752, 1757, 1765, 1770, 1778, 1780). A Voyage pittoresque des environs de Paris, ou Description des Maisons Royales, Châteaux & autres Lieux de Plaisance, situés à quinze lieues aux environs de cette Ville by the same author appeared in Paris in 1755, a connoiseur's guide to the chief artistic and architectural monuments of the surroundings of Paris in which the author especially paid a tribute to the triumph of gardening. At least one further edition appeared before the Revolution (Paris, 1768, 3rd edition). Further works were Dénombrement de tous les fossiles de France and L'Oryctologie ou Traité des pierres, des minéraux et autres fossiles. He compiled also the Vies des Fameux Architectes Depuis la renaissance des Arts in two volumes, 1787, of which the second was devoted to sculptors. An abridged edition (Abrégé de la vie...) was often reprinted. A facsimile was published in Geneva 1972. He also wrote a Dictionnaire du jardinage, relatif à la théorie. et à la pratique de cet art (Paris, 1771) and a Manuel du jardinier ou journal de son travail distribué par mois, (Paris, 1772). References Bibliography D. Pullins, 'Dezallier d'Argenville's Recueils of Costume Prints Rediscovered', Print Quarterly, Vol. XXXIII, No. 2 (June 2016): 147–155. External links La Théorie et la pratique du jardinage (1709) at Gallica La Théorie et la pratique du jardinage (1713) at Gallica Abrégé de la vie des plus fameux peintres (1745–1752) at Gallica Scientists from Paris 1680 births 1765 deaths Dezallier d'Argenville, Antoine-Nicolas Dezallier d'Argenville, Antoine-Nicolas Conchologists Contributors to the Encyclopédie (1751–1772) French garden writers French architecture writers French families Fellows of the Royal Society Latin-language writers from France