The Garden Guide

Boyceau, Jacques de la Barauderie

Born - Died : 1560 - 1633

Jacques Boyceau is known for his posthumous Traite du Jardinage selon las raisons de la nature et de l'Art (1638) This was the first French book devoted to the aesthetic, as opposed to horticultural, aspects of garden design. Jacques Boyceau illustrates several parterres de broderie. He worked as gardens superintendent for Louis XIII.

Gardens designed by Boyceau, Jacques de la Barauderie