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Reference Books
Arrier Pays de Cannes et Nice
Henri de Langlais; (French)
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The Day of St Anthony's fire
Poisoning episode near Bagnols-sur-Cèze, a small town 15 km west of Orange.
John G. Fuller; (English)
Glimpses of Provence - Scorci de Provenza
A photo tour in a region of France facing the Mediterranean Sea.
[http://www.lulu.com/content/3636290]
Davide Daverio; Lulu; (English, Italian) 110 pages, 8.5" x 8.5", perfect binding, full-color
Immortal Village
A graphic and detailed history of the village life of Vence, typical of this part of Mediterranean Europe over centuries. No photos, but some wood-cut-like images.
Also published as "Vence, the Story of a Provencal Town through Two thousand Years". Chicago Press 1945. 200 pages.
Lavoirs -- wash-houses of Rural France
 
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Rural Architecture of the Alpes-Maritimes
Philippe du Beauchamp; Edisud; (English)
Provence: Art, Architecture, Landscape
 
Large photographic and text.
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The Road from the Past: travelling through history in France
Includes a section on Provence.
Ina Caro; (English)
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The Roman Remains of Southern France : A Guidebook
 
Our best reference about the Romans in the South of France. Clear, understandable text, drawings and detail maps. This has been Beyond's main source to verify facts about our Roman sites.
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The Stones of Le Thoronet
Story of the original construction following architectural research.
Fernand Pouillon; Jonathan Cape (1970, possibly other dates);
The Village & House in the Middle Ages
translated by Henry Cleese, from Village et la maison au Moyen Age
Jean Chapelot, robert Fossier; Batsford; ISBN 0 71343 322 1. (English)
Modernism and the Mediterranean: The Maeght Foundation
 
About the philosophy and architectural design of the Maeght Foundation at St Paul-de-Vence. This is a big (and expensive) book. We've visited the Maeght Foundation at St Paul several times, and find the place fascinating.
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Nature books
A Birdwatching Guide to France - South of the Loire including Corsica
An excellent guide to sites for birdwatching, as well as for nature and wetlands, in the South of France. Has good detail maps.
J. Crozier; Arlequin Press; ISBN 1 900159 36 8. (English)
The Naturalist's Riviera
For Alpes-Maritimes natural history.
A.N. Brangham; Phoenix 1932 and '62
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