Burgundy: The Splendid Duchy. Stories and Sketches in South Burgundy

A blend of historical narrative, travel impressions, and local folklore sketches, the author surveys South Burgundy's landscapes, religious foundations, and ducal courts. He traces medieval monastic movements and abbeys, describes architecture, sculpture, and ruins, recounts regional legends and village stories, and evokes vineyards, towns, and rural life through personal observation and reproduced illustrations. The text pairs antiquarian research and bibliographic citations with on-site impressions and translations of Burgundian tales, offering both factual description of monuments and evocative sketches of the area's topography, character, and cultural traditions.