Ch. Le Blanc Bellevaux - En Nivernais - 1899

Exciting illustrated edition featuring beautiful color plates of this work devoted to the discovery of the ancient province of Nivernais, today mainly included in the department of Nièvre, where the author blends travel narrative, historical study, geographical description and evocation of regional traditions to paint a living portrait of this central France land at the end of the 19th century -

Traversing towns, boroughs, villages and countryside, Le Blanc Bellevaux takes the reader through the valleys of the Loire, the Yonne and their tributaries, the wooded hills of the Morvan, the agricultural plains and the forests that make up the characteristic landscapes of Nivernais, emphasizing the harmony between nature, human activities and built heritage -

It recounts the history of the province from the Gaulish peoples and the Gallo-Roman era to the Middle Ages, to the Renaissance and modern times, evoking the role of the old counts then the dukes of Nevers, the wars, the administrative evolutions and the economic transformations that have shaped the territory -

Ch. Le Blanc Bellevaux - En Nivernais - 1899 - Guériot & Mazeron -
25 engravings, on heavy paper,

Good condition of the binding, work in its full illustrated original card binding, rubbing from use, some minor defects on the cover, spine partly detached, moisture stains on the rear cover, speckled edges, spine smooth/mute, first plate titled and illustrated -

Good interior condition, some stains, title page printed in red and black and adorned with a beautiful vignette, text in a decorative frame, charming initial, work enriched with beautiful color plates, marbled endpapers in good condition, good copy -

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