Britanny, the sea and the land

Delving into her astonishing collection of postcards, Marie-France Motrot brings back to life two different worlds which lie at the very heart of the Breton character : those of the sea and the land. From Cancale to Audierne, from Roscoff to Josselin, both maritime and agricultural activities are described with the clear purpose of emphasising facts and events of days gone by, and of presenting traditions which have disappeared and crafts which have passed away and been forgotten.

Deriving from her work on the crafts of old Brittany, the author has chosen the authenticity of original photographs to take us on a journey through the economic and social life of Brittany at the turn of the XX^th century.