LES CABANES, OR LES SAVOURNINS BAS,

- ALIAS "LE VILLAGE DES BORIES" -

AT GORDES, VAUCLUSE

by Christian Lassure

A conference with slide show
given at the Musée  des Arts et Traditions Populaires in Paris
in Jean Cuisenier's and Jean-Marie Pesez 's classes (1977-1978)

Part 6

43- Group VI: overall view

From West to East (clockwise), this group is comprised of a dwelling-cum-silkworm house, a stable-cum-sheep shelter and a storehouse laid out contiguously round a small yard.

 

44 - Ditto

 

45 - Group VI: gable-wall façade of the dwelling

 

46 - Ditto, view of the dwelling's entrance

 

47 - Ditto: niche in the enclosing wall to the left of the dwelling

 

48 - Group VI: gutter between the dwelling and the stable-cum-sheep shelter - the latter's entrance

 

49 - Group VI: interior of the stable-cum-sheep shelter with a bench supporting a feeding trough

 

50 - Group VI: gutter between the stable-cum-sheep shelter and the storehouse - the latter's entrance

 

51 - Groupe VI: entrance of the enclosure

The entrance was closed by a wooden barrier whose stile pivoted in holes pierced through two stones protruding from the inside wall of the enclosure.

 

52 - Groupe VI: rear view of the dwelling

A fine example of Gordoise nave, free from any ulterior excrescences or abutting stone heaps.

 

53 - Ditto

 

54 - Group VI: side view of the dwelling's façade end-wall

55 - Ditto: side view of the dwelling's rear end-wall

 

56 - Ditto: view of the dwelling's rear end-wall

 

57 - Group VI: view from the East, with the sheep shelter in the foreground

TO BE CONTINUED


© Christian Lassure

May 3rd, 2004

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