La Bretagne Ancienne et Moderne

Breton costume, wedding customs, family arms and town views share the page in La Bretagne Ancienne et Moderne, Pitre-Chevali...

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Breton costume, wedding customs, family arms and town views share the page in La Bretagne Ancienne et Moderne, Pitre-Chevalier's illustrated work published in Paris in 1844 under the Coquebert and Furne imprints. Artists including Adolphe Leleux and Octave Penguilly contributed to the plates, which range from Brest and Nantes to Rosporden, Lorient and the salt country around Guérande. Architectural views sit beside episodes from the province's history, while plates of coins and ancient Armorica add antiquarian interest. Nantes is included as part of historical Brittany, although its present administrative setting differs from most of the region.

Breton costume, wedding customs, family arms and town views share the page in La Bretagne Ancienne et Moderne, Pitre-Chevalier's illustrated work published in Paris in 1844 under the Coquebert and Furne imprints. Artists including Adolphe Leleux and Octave Penguilly contributed to the plates, which range from Brest and Nantes to Rosporden, Lorient and the salt country around Guérande. Architectural views sit beside episodes from the province's history, while plates of coins and ancient Armorica add antiquarian interest. Nantes is included as part of historical Brittany, although its present administrative setting differs from most of the region.

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