Provencal Art Crafts

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Aix-en-Provence, often known as simply Aix, is a city and commune in southern France, about 30 km (20 mi) north of Marseille. A former capital of Provence, it is the subprefecture of the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône, in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. The population of Aix-en-Provence is approximately 148,000. Its inhabitants are called Aixois or, less commonly, Aquisextains.

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Article title : Aix-en-Provence
"industry. The manufacture of santons, traditional hand-crafted figurines, often associated with provencal Christmas creches. The manufacture of olive oil. The..."
Article title : County of Provence
"of the professions, crafts and businesses in the city, which drew up a code of justice and municipal regulations. Several Provençal cities directly negotiated..."
Article title : Merovingian art and architecture
"recalls that of St. George, Ezra', Syria). Very different from these Provençal baptistries, except for the quatrefoil one of Venasque, that of St. Jean..."
Article title : La Garde-Freinet
"Italy. La Garde-Freinet maintains a strong Provençal identity, with weekly markets featuring local produce, crafts, and regional specialties. Seasonal festivals..."
Article title : Quilt
"Albert Museum and in the Bargello in Florence. Provençal quilts, now often referred to as "boutis" (the Provençal word meaning "stuffing"), are wholecloth quilts..."
Article title : Tuscany
"type of poetry also began in Tuscany. Guittone d'Arezzo made art abandon chivalry and Provençal forms for national motives and Latin forms. He attempted political..."
Article title : Muslim settlement of Lucera
"Burgundian and Provençal soldiers and farmers as possible. A remnant of the descendants of these Provençal colonists, still speaking a Franco-Provençal dialect..."
Article title : Malta
"Italian influences as well as influences of English, Spanish, Maghrebin and Provençal cuisines. A number of regional variations can be noted as well as seasonal..."
Article title : Salting Madonna
"abstract beauty of the Madonna's face derives from the style of contemporary Provençal artists, especially Enguerrand Quarton. Italian Renaissance painting,..."
Article title : Carl Gustaf Estlander
"to promote the applied arts and crafts industry, and was one of the founders of the Association for Arts and Crafts in Finland, serving as its vice chairman..."

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