The celebrated 18th century Englishman, Lancelot Brown, was better known by what name?
Capability Brown Capability Brown Lancelot Brown (born c. 1715–16, baptised 30 August 1716 – 6 February 1783), more commonly known with the byname Capability Brown, was an English landscape architect. He is remembered as "the last of the great English 18th century artists to be accorded his due" and "England's greatest gardener". He designed over 170 parks, many of which still endure. He was nicknamed "Capability" because he would tell his clients that their property had "capability" for improvement. His influence was so great that the contributions to the English garden made by his predecessors Charles Bridgeman and William Kent are often
Lancelot de Casteau multiple writers starting in the 18th century, but the last copy was thought to have been destroyed during the Napoleanic wars. In 1958, a private party offered a copy to the Royal Library of Belgium, which bought it. This is the only known copy. It is the first cookbook published in French in the Low Countries, and is intermediate between medieval cuisine and the haute cuisine of the 17th century. It contains early recipes for whipped cream and choux pastry. Lancelot de Casteau Lancelot de Casteau or de Chasteau or de Chestea, also known as Anseau de Chestea (died 1613)