by André Castelot · Librairie Académique Perrin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782262012830
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«Les grandes heures des cités et châteaux de la Loire» is a historical essay by André Castelot, published by Perrin in paperback (291 pages, in French).
It covers two centuries of French history through the Loire Valley, from the rescue of the young dauphin who would become Charles VII in the struggle between Armagnacs and Burgundians, to the establishment of the court at Chinon, Chenonceaux, Blois and Chambord. Includes a guide to castles and an itinerary from Gien to Nantes.
Work originally published in 1962. This paperback edition belongs to the Présence de l'histoire collection and bears ISBN 9782262012830.
A work for those interested in French history, the Renaissance and the monumental heritage of the Loire Valley.
André Castelot, born André Storms, was a French writer and scriptwriter born in Belgium. He was the son of the Symbolist painter Maurice Chabas and Gabrielle Storms-Castelot, and the brother of the film actor Jacques Castelot. He wrote more than one hundred books, mostly biographies of famous people.
