FARAVEL Sylvie (dir.), VATICAN Agnès (dir.).
Towns in Gironde in the Middle Ages.
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| N° d'inventaire | 30457 |
| Format | 22 X 27.5 |
| Détails | 150 p., numerous color illustrations, hardcover. |
| Publication | Bordeaux, 2023 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782356135971 |
This richly illustrated catalog highlights the history and heritage of the towns of Gironde, from the Middle Ages to the 1930s.
Like the entire Southwest, Gironde Guyenne experienced unprecedented urban growth from the 11th century onwards. A network of new towns, of various sizes and unevenly distributed across the territory, considerably reinforced the pre-existing network. Medieval archives, particularly municipal ones, combined with maps, plans and other illustrated sources, often more recent, make it possible to follow the evolution of certain towns up to the beginning of the 16th century and to see how they asserted themselves through the exercise of relative power, their economic role, their way of life and their defensive measures. This documentation finally contributes to recovering the image of the medieval towns of Gironde, whose heritage is today very diversely preserved.
Like the entire Southwest, Gironde Guyenne experienced unprecedented urban growth from the 11th century onwards. A network of new towns, of various sizes and unevenly distributed across the territory, considerably reinforced the pre-existing network. Medieval archives, particularly municipal ones, combined with maps, plans and other illustrated sources, often more recent, make it possible to follow the evolution of certain towns up to the beginning of the 16th century and to see how they asserted themselves through the exercise of relative power, their economic role, their way of life and their defensive measures. This documentation finally contributes to recovering the image of the medieval towns of Gironde, whose heritage is today very diversely preserved.
Like the entire Southwest, Gironde Guyenne experienced unprecedented urban growth from the 11th century onwards. A network of new towns, of various sizes and unevenly distributed across the territory, considerably reinforced the pre-existing network. Medieval archives, particularly municipal ones, combined with maps, plans and other illustrated sources, often more recent, make it possible to follow the evolution of certain towns up to the beginning of the 16th century and to see how they asserted themselves through the exercise of relative power, their economic role, their way of life and their defensive measures. This documentation finally contributes to recovering the image of the medieval towns of Gironde, whose heritage is today very diversely preserved.