A Summer Amongst the Bocages and the Vines, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Summer Amongst the Bocages and the Vines, Vol. 1 of 2 Le Carrefour de l'Horloge, at Dinan; Church of St. Loup; Abbey of Luzern; The Poet's Mill; Ruins of the Chateau de la Garaye N. The dungeon of Cardinal Balue at Loches. W. Church of St. Quentin, near Avranches. T. Arms of Charles, Duke of Orleans. I. Capital of a column of the portal of the Church of St. Loup, near Avranches. Letter from the cartulary of the Abbey of Mont St. Michel, in the public library at Avranches. C. Portal of the Collegiate Church at Mortain. A. From a MS. in the public library at Avranches. H. Ditto. Ditto. O. Sculptured ornament in the Collegiate Church at Loches. D. Initial of Diane de Poictiers, at Chambord. L. Device of Francois Premier, at ditto. F. Initial of ditto, at ditto. S. Doorway of the House of Tristan l'Hermite, Rue des Trois Pucelles at Tours. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."