The basques and their country dealing chiefly with the french provinces. - Ormond, P. S.

Autor: Ormond, P. S.

Encuadernación: Encuadernación de tapa dura

Idioma: Inglés

1926. London. Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent Co., Limited. 19 x 13 cm. 148 p., 8 láminas fotográficas fuera de texto, un mapa. Enc. en tela editorial. Contents: I, Historical notes: Descriptive. Romans, vascons, Franks and others. The English Occupation. The Kingdom of Navarre. Wars, Princely Passages, the Revolution. Wellington s Campaign. II, Character and Dress. Pastimes. Cavalcades and Chari-varis. Pastorals and Mascarades. III, Legends, Superstitions, Sorcery. Religion, Passage of Pilgrims. Ancestral Cult, Duties of a Neighbour. Architecture. IV, Pelote. V, St.-Jean-de-Luz and Ciboure, the Fishing Industry. VI, Two Biographies: 1. Comte de Troisvilles (the Original of Dumas Character in the Three Musketeers. 2. Etienne Pellot-Montvieux, the Last Corsair of Hendaye. Bibliography. Appendix. Note 1. On the Origin of the Basques. 2. On (1) Nobility and (2) The Fors or Charters of the Basques. Note 3. Popular Tales.