Title:2082 - Mirandwatco
Identifier:2077 - 20856 of 9
Notes1:Watercolour made by Adrien Perez, great-grandfather of Gerard Perez, in the last century. This is a representation of the covered market on the square before it was demolished.
Notes2:
Bibliographic info:Dr. Madeleine Jeay, McMaster University
Keyword:CHURCHES
Category:ART/PAINTING
Historic Data:
Century:14th
Region:FRANCE
City:Mirande
Source:From the personal collection of Dr. M. Jeay
Research Notes:The decision to create Mirande was made in 1281.The town is a typical bastide with a geometrical structure of parallel and perpendicular streets. Sometimes they started from a central square/place. Covered streets surround the square on each side, characterized by a covered market built in the square. Sometimes, however, the square is not in the middle of the town. Most of the bastides were protected by fortifications and closed by doors.