La transhumance du pays d'Arles aux grandes Alpes

Synopsis of La transhumance du pays d'Arles aux grandes Alpes

«La transhumance du pays d'Arles aux grandes Alpes» is the historical and geographical work by Marie Mauron, published by Perrin in paperback (207 pages).

The work documents transhumance, the seasonal movement of sheep flocks from the country of Arles to the Alps. Marie Mauron portrays the Provençal landscape, the life of shepherds and the hardships of that annual journey, integrating this ancestral practice into the rural culture and history of Provence.

The text, in French, corresponds to the 1976 edition of the Librairie Académique Perrin and consists of 207 pages.

For those interested in French rural history, transhumance and the pastoral culture of Provence.