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Author : Paul Philippe Vögele
Publisher : Vögele Edition
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 616 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Guide des châteaux de France written by Paul Philippe Vögele and published by Vögele Edition. This book was released on 2003-05 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard W. Barber
Publisher : Companion Guides
ISBN 13 : 9781900639279
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (392 download)
Download or read book The Companion Guide to Gascony and the Dordogne written by Richard W. Barber and published by Companion Guides. This book was released on 1999 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The guide for the traveller as opposed to the tourist: the person for whom the history of the region and its reflection in landscape, buildings and culture are the essence of travel.
Author : Peter Hoskins
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1843838745
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (438 download)
Download or read book In the Steps of the Black Prince written by Peter Hoskins and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 2013-09-19 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author has retraced on foot the routes taken by the Black Prince during the French campaigns of 1355-1356, enabling him to provide an entirely new dimension to the events. In 1355 the Black Prince took an army to Bordeaux and embarked on two chevauchées (mounted military expeditions, generally characterised by the devastation of the surrounding towns and countryside), which culminated in hisdecisive victory over King Jean II of France at Poitiers the following year. Using the recorded itineraries as his starting point, the author of this book walked more than 1,300 miles across France, retracing the routes of the armies in search of a greater understanding of the Black Prince's expedition. He followed the 1355 chevauchée from Bordeaux to the Mediterranean and back, and that for 1356 from Aquitaine to the Loire, to the battlefield at Poitiers, and back again to Bordeaux. Drawing on his findings on the ground, a wide range of documentary sources, and the work of local historians, many of whom the author met on his travels, the book provides a unique perspective on the Black Prince's chevauchées of 1355 and 1356 and the battle of Poitiers, one of the greatest English triumphs of the Hundred Years War, demonstrating in particular the impact of the landscape on the campaigns. Peter Hoskins is a former Royal Air Force pilot, now living in France. He combines his interest in exploration of his adopted country with his research into the Hundred Years War.
Author : David Abram
Publisher : Rough Guides
ISBN 13 : 9781843530565
Total Pages : 1354 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (35 download)
Download or read book The Rough Guide to France written by David Abram and published by Rough Guides. This book was released on 2003 with total page 1354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From cosmopolitan Paris to the sunny Cote d'Azur, from historical Normandy to the rocky Pyrenes, this new edition updates the best of towns, attractions, and landscapes of every region. 100 maps. of color photos.
Author : Marcel Monmarché
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)
Download or read book The Chateaux of the Loire written by Marcel Monmarché and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Anthony Blunt
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300077483
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (774 download)
Download or read book Art and Architecture in France, 1500-1700 written by Anthony Blunt and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in France were an epoch of spectacular artistic activity, exemplified by the chateaux of the Loire valley, the palace of Versailles, the paintings of Poussin and Claude, and the sculpture of Coysevox, which echo the political and cultural importance of France and the "Sun King." Anthony Blunt presents major artists and their principal works chronologically, provides an overview of the main projects of the period and of the artistic personalities behind them, and clearly sets the historical context. This new edition, of one of the classics of the Pelican History of Art series, has been revised and updated with color illustrations and a new bibliography.
Author : Michel Melot
Publisher : Taschen
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Châteaux of the Loire written by Michel Melot and published by Taschen. This book was released on 1997 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The châteaux of the Loire, that today act as a magnet for thousands of tourists, bear witness to a magnificent past. They are, however, not only monuments in stone to the drive of kings to demonstrate their prestige in architectural form, they also reflect the development of France in the 15th and 16th centuries on the road to absolute monarchy. This volume throws new light on the châteaux. It does not concentrate on the chateau as an individual monument, but on the châteaux in an historical and social context, their political and social symbolic function. Their location, structure and design provide us with insights into the deeper relationships between their architecture and the needs--in a period of upheaval--of those who ordered them to be built. The essays and the abundance of illustrative material, including plans and elevation drawings, offer both the readers of this book and visitors to the châteaux a glimpse behind the façade of a chequered period in the history of France"--Publisher's description, p. [2] of dust jacket.
Author : Ian Dunlop
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9781900639002
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (39 download)
Download or read book The Companion Guide to the Country Round Paris written by Ian Dunlop and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 1996-05 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the classic "Companion Guides", this is devoted to the country around the city of Paris. Each volume in the series aims to provide a comprehensive travel companion in the person of the author, who knows intimately the places and people of which he or she writes.
Author : Pamela Sheingorn
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812200527
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)
Download or read book The Book of Sainte Foy written by Pamela Sheingorn and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2010-08-03 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The miracle stories surrounding Sainte Foy form one of the most complete sets of material relating to a medieval saint's cult and its practices. Pamela Sheingorn's superb translation from the Medieval Latin texts now makes this literature available in English. The Book of Sainte Foy recounts the virgin saint's martyrdom in the third century (Passio), the theft of her relics in the late ninth century by the monks of the monastery at Conques (Translatio), and her diverse miracles (Liber miraculorum); also included is a rendering of the Provençal Chanson de Sainte Foy, translated by Robert L. A. Clark. The miracles distinguish Sainte Foy as an unusual and highly individualistic child saint displaying a fondness for gold and pretty things, as well as a penchant for playing practical jokes on her worshippers. In his record of Sainte Foy, Bernard of Angers, the eleventh-century author of the first parts of the Liber miraculorum, emphasized the saint's "unheard of" miracles, such as replacing missing body parts and bringing dead animals back to life. The introduction to the volume situates Sainte Foy in the history in the history of hagiography and places the saint and her monastery in the social context of the high Middle Ages. Sheingorn also evokes the rugged landscape of south central France, the picturesque village of Conques on the pilgrimage road, and, most important, the golden, jewel-encrusted reliquary statue that medieval believers saw as the embodiment of Sainte Foy's miracle-working power. In no other book will readers enjoy such a comprehensive portrait of Sainte Foy and the culture that nurtured her.
Author : Clive Coates
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520235731
Total Pages : 732 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (357 download)
Download or read book The Wines of Bordeaux written by Clive Coates and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by the leading international expert on French wine and sumptuously produced with a wealth of color illustrations and stunning line drawings, this book covers all the vineyards of Bordeaux.
Author : New York city, Astor libr
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 594 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)
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Author : Library of Congress
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1004 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Subject Catalog written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 1004 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : M. Wolfe
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230101127
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Walled Towns and the Shaping of France written by M. Wolfe and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-08-31 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the development of towns in France, taking into account military technology, physical geography, shifting regional networks tying urban communities together, and the emergence of new forms of public authority and civic life.
Author : Emma Rothschild
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691208182
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)
Download or read book An Infinite History written by Emma Rothschild and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2022-08-30 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An innovative history of deep social and economic changes in France, told through the story of a single extended family across five generations Marie Aymard was an illiterate widow who lived in the provincial town of Angoulême in southwestern France, a place where seemingly nothing ever happened. Yet, in 1764, she made her fleeting mark on the historical record through two documents: a power of attorney in connection with the property of her late husband, a carpenter on the island of Grenada, and a prenuptial contract for her daughter, signed by eighty-three people in Angoulême. Who was Marie Aymard? Who were all these people? And why were they together on a dark afternoon in December 1764? Beginning with these questions, An Infinite History offers a panoramic look at an extended family over five generations. Through ninety-eight connected stories about inquisitive, sociable individuals, ending with Marie Aymard’s great-great granddaughter in 1906, Emma Rothschild unfurls an innovative modern history of social and family networks, emigration, immobility, the French Revolution, and the transformation of nineteenth-century economic life. Rothschild spins a vast narrative resembling a period novel, one that looks at a large, obscure family, of whom almost no private letters survive, whose members traveled to Syria, Mexico, and Tahiti, and whose destinies were profoundly unequal, from a seamstress living in poverty in Paris to her third cousin, the cardinal of Algiers. Rothschild not only draws on discoveries in local archives but also uses new technologies, including the visualization of social networks, large-scale searches, and groundbreaking methods of genealogical research. An Infinite History demonstrates how the ordinary lives of one family over three centuries can constitute a remarkable record of deep social and economic changes.
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Publisher : Rough Guides UK
ISBN 13 : 1409325385
Total Pages : 1443 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)
Download or read book The Rough Guide to France written by and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 1443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide to France is the ultimate travel guide to this varied and beautiful country. With clear, full-colour maps, stunning photographs and detailed coverage of all the best French attractions, this book is packed with essential and extensive practical advice on what to see and do. Find plenty of tips on exploring the country's remarkable landscapes, from the snowy slopes of the Alps and the watery plains of the Camargue to the vibrant metropolis of Paris and the glamour of the glitzy Côte d'Azur. There's plenty of authoritative and enlightening background information, too, covering subjects such as France's stormy history, the tastiest food to try and the finest wines to quaff. You can rely on up-to-date descriptions of the best hotels, bars, restaurants and shops in France for all budgets. Reliable, informed and exceptionally good-looking, The Rough Guide to France is your vital travelling companion. Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to France. Now available in ePub format.
Author : Andrew Ayers
Publisher : Edition Axel Menges
ISBN 13 : 9783930698967
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (989 download)
Download or read book The Architecture of Paris written by Andrew Ayers and published by Edition Axel Menges. This book was released on 2004 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author here presents an architectural history of Paris, stretching from the 3rd century BC up until the end of the 20th century.
Author : Katherine Spenley
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 075669115X
Total Pages : 722 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (566 download)
Download or read book DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: France written by Katherine Spenley and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The chapters of this book have been divided into 16 color-coded regions that reflect the diversity of France. These are based on the country's historical regions that were often defined by their geography and landscape as much as by their influence and power. Each has developed its own special flavor; its own architecture, cuisine, customs, music, dress, dialect and even language. The pages of the Eyewitness Travel Guide will give a taste of these areas and show you what there is to see and do. Annually revised and updated with beautiful new full-color photos, illustrations, and maps, this guide includes information on local customs, currency, medical services, and transportation. Consistently chosen over the competition in national consumer market research. The best keeps getting better!
