The History of Grasse - Grand Format

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Robert Verlaque

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The history of the beginnings of the town of Grasse is not known. There is very little information available for the many years between the end of the... Lire la suite
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The history of the beginnings of the town of Grasse is not known. There is very little information available for the many years between the end of the Roman Empire and the 11th century. During the pax romana, the plain, on which Le Plan stands, was inhabited and the road from Antibes to Draguignan passed that way. With the coming of the Barbaric invasions, people moved towards the mountain tops for safety reasons.
The first site of the present town is believed to have been on the prominent headland known as Le Puy (where the cathedral now stands). It is thought that, towards the year 1000, the castrum (i.e. the church, a keep or castle surrounded by a defensive wall), mentioned in the textual records, was positioned there. The Abbey of Lérins (on an island off the coast of Cannes) possessed a priory on a step of the hillside between the spring of the Foux and Le Puy.
There is evidence of the existence of a merchant town, in the 12th century, between these two landmarks. It was here that leather goods and textiles were produced and organised within a republican structure following the example of towns in the north of Italy. In 1227, the Count of Provence put an end to this independence but, subsequently, Grasse became the economic, religious and administrative centre for Eastern Provence.
It retained this status as part of the kingdom of France right up to the end of the Ancien régime (1789). The growth, from the 16th century, of the glove- and soap-making industries (thanks to increases in the production of olive oil), was to be followed, from the 18th century, by that of the perfume industry which, with the advent of the industrial revolution, became the primary source of wealth for the town.
Today, it is at the very core of the activity and of the reputation of Grasse.

Caractéristiques

  • Date de parution
    04/09/2017
  • Editeur
  • ISBN
    979-10-92950-63-2
  • EAN
    9791092950632
  • Format
    Grand Format
  • Présentation
    Broché
  • Nb. de pages
    144 pages
  • Poids
    0.2 Kg
  • Dimensions
    14,8 cm × 21,0 cm × 0,0 cm

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Biographie de Robert Verlaque

Robert Verlaque est né à Grasse peu après la seconde guerre mondiale. Il a fait ses études primaires et secondaires au Collège communal (Lycée Amiral de Grasse) et supérieures à l'université de Nice. Il a enseigné dans divers établissements en Provence et notamment dans les classes de lycée de l'Institut Fénélon à Grasse comme professeur certifié d'Histoire-Géographie. Il a dirigé et organisé durant plusieurs décennies des centres de vacances.
Devenu chef d'établissement à Nice, il a continué une partie de ses activités d'enseignant. A la retraite, il a été élu Président du " Cercle Culturel du Pays de Grasse ". Il a donné depuis de nombreuses conférences, notamment sur l'histoire locale et l'histoire de l'Italie.

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