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Touraine and Berry Regions of France; promotional materials from the past

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Jim McNeill

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Postcard of the Chateau of Amboise ~ and its story from 1906

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Jim McNeill

Recently I added a couple of postcards of the Touraine to my small collection, this time through EBAY. The one below is a view of Amboise that, while interesting in itself, it is the reverse that tells a story. It … Continue reading →

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More Touraine photographs from the library of the Neurdein brothers c.1880

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Jim McNeill

Further to my recent post of photographs of Chateaux of the Loire Valley below are further images by the Neurdein Brothers of Paris. The images can be found on the website of the Bibliothèque nationale de France – where you … Continue reading →

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Train excursion to the Touraine ~ poster by Gustave Fraipont, 1893

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Jim McNeill

This beautiful poster was published by Fraipont et Moreau, 95 rue de Vaugirard, Paris in 1893. Its original size was 139 x 100cm. The illustration and design was the work of Gustave Fraipont (1849-1923) and is one of numerous designs … Continue reading →

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Views of Châteaux of the Touraine ~ by Louis-Antonin Neurdein, c1890

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Jim McNeill

Further to my previous post, here are further views of the Châteaux of the Touraine. This time they are sepia photographs from the 1911 book, In Château Land, by Anne Hollingsworth Wharton. It is available for you to download from The … Continue reading →

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Sketches of the chateaux, churches and street scenes along the Loire, c1910

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Jim McNeill

The images below, mostly vignettes based on paintings done during research for the book, come from the book The Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Valley. This guide to the region is Francis Miltoun and was published … Continue reading →

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Old aerial images of the Touraine and the Loire Valley

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Jim McNeill

M. Didier Lecoq has assembled a fantastic collection of stories and images of aeroplanes of the Touraine on his site: Aéroplane de Touraine: L’histoire de l’aviation en Indre-et-Loire des origines à nos jours. His site includes old aerial photos of … Continue reading →

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A timeline of war and intrigue in the Touraine ~ 1044-1189

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Jim McNeill

  Although this blog site will not focus on Kings & Queens and châteaux ~ their role has to be covered to some degree ~ for example to understand how the institution of Medieval chivalry and knighthood, and its decline, … Continue reading →

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The Loire in Flood

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Jim McNeill

Anyone who lives in the Touraine will be aware of the variable level of the major rivers in the region; with a period of low water in summer and violent spates in spring and autumn. In the past these ‘spates’ … Continue reading →

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