Castles and Chateaux OF OLD BURGUNDY AND THE BORDER PROVINCES
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B Y F R A N C I S M I L T O U N Author of “Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine,” “Castles and Chateaux of Old Navarre,” “Rambles in Normandy,” “Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor-Car,” etc. With Many Illustrations Reproduced from paintings made on the spot B Y B L A N C H E M C M A N U S
Boston L. C. P A G E & C O M P A N Y 1 9 0 9
Copyright, 1909, By L. C. Page & Company (INCORPORATED) —— All rights reserved First Impression, November, 1909 Electrotyped and Printed by THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A.
CHAPTER PAGE
I. The Realm of the Burgundians1
II. In the Valley of the Yonne19
III. Avallon, Vezelay, and Chastellux36
IV. Semur-en-Auxois, Époisses and Bourbilly50
V. Montbard and Bussy-Rabutin62
VI. “Chastillon au Noble Duc”75
VII. Tonnerre, Tanlay and Ancy-le-Franc84
VIII. In Old Burgundy101
IX. Dijon the City of the Dukes131
X. In the Cote d’Or: Beaune, La Rochepot and Épinac113
XI. Maçon, Cluny and the Charollais153
XII. In the Beaujolais and Lyonnais170
XIII. The Franche Comté; Auxonne and Besançon185
XIV. On the Swiss Border: Bugey and Bresse199
XV. Grenoble and Vizille: the Capital of the Dauphins218
XVI. Chambéry and the Lac du Bourget229
XVII. In the Shadow of La Grande Chartreuse245
XVIII.Annecy and Lac Leman259
XIX. The Mountain Background of Savoy278
XX. By the Banks of the Rhône290
XXI. In the Alps of Dauphiny300
XXII. In Lower Dauphiny313
Index325
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Chateau de Montbéliard (see page 194)Frontispiece
Geographical Limits covered by Contents (Map) x
The Heart of Old Burgundy (Map)facing 2
Chateau de Saint Fargeaufacing 28
Tour Gaillarde, Auxerrefacing 32
Chateau de Chastelluxfacing 38
Semur-en-Auxoisfacing 50
Chateau d’Époissesfacing 54
Arnay-le-Ducfacing 60
Chateau de Bussy-Rabutinfacing 68
Chateau des Ducs, Châtillonfacing 76
Chateau de Tanlayfacing 90
Chateau and Gardens of Ancy-le-Franc94
Chateau of Ancy-le-Francfacing 96
Monograms from the Chambre des Fleurs98
Burgundy through the Ages (Map)101
The Dijonnais and the Beaujolais (Map) facing 112
Key of Vaulting, Dijon113
Cuisines at Dijon119
Chateau des Ducs, Dijonfacing 122
Clos Vougeot.—Chambertin137
Hospice de Beaunefacing 144
Chateau de La Rochepotfacing 148
Chateau de Sullyfacing 150
Chateau de Chaumont-la-Guichefacing 154
Hôtel de Ville, Paray-le-Monailfacing 156
Chateau de Lamartinefacing 166
Chateau de Noble169
Palais Granvelle, Besançonfacing 192
The Lion of Belfort195
Women of Bressefacing 200
Chateau de Voltaire, Ferneyfacing 204
Tower of the Palais de Justice, Grenoble219
Chateau d’Uriagefacing 224
Chateau de Vizillefacing 226
Portal of the Chateau de Chambéryfacing 230
Portal St. Dominique, Chambéry231
Chateau de Chambéryfacing 232
Les Charmettes235
Chateau de Chigninfacing 238
Abbey of Hautecombefacing 240
Maison des Dauphins, Tour-de-Pinfacing 246
Chateau Bayardfacing 248
La Tour Sans Venin255
Chateau d’Annecyfacing 260
Chateau de Ripaillefacing 272
Évianfacing 276
Aix-les-Bains to Albertville (Map)279
Montmelian280
Chateau de Miolansfacing 284
Conflansfacing 286
Seal of the Native Dauphins290
Tower of Philippe de Valois, Viennefacing 292
Chateau de Crussolfacing 298
Chateau de Briançonfacing 304
Briançon; Its Chateau and Old Fortified Bridge305
Chateau Queyrasfacing 308
Chateau de Beauvoirfacing 316
Chateau de la Sonefacing 320
Castles and Chateaux of Old Burgundy and the Border Provinces