Le moulin des Bouillons. Un site habite depuis 2000 ans
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| English title | Bouillons Mill (Moulin des Bouillons) A site inhabited for 2000 years. |
| Authors & editors | Duran, Frédérique [Author] |
| Languages | French (main text) |
| Medium | Book |
| Edition | 1 |
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| Scope & content | A history of the Moulin des Bouillons in the Gordes region, situated in the Vaucluse department in the southeast of France. This is a guide to the Moulin des Bouillons from its links to the Hebrew, Christians in Jerusalem, Ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman periods to present day. Includes a timeline of key events from the Palaeolithic period to 1804. Gives information on tools used to ‘harvest’ olives. The Moulin des Bouillons is an animal powered mill, which is listed as an historic monument as it is the oldest preserved mill with all its working elements. It is now a museum. Gives information on various parts of the mill; for example the last press which dates from the 16th century. Also discusses how animal power extracts oil from the olives. Gives information on this process during the Greco-Roman periods. Also discusses its use of water power. Gives information on the press used- its history and how it was constructed. Gives information on its link to the history of olive oil- its usages and functions, - and the soap of Marseille in the Mediterranean region. |
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- Notes: A history of the Moulin des Bouillons in the Gordes region, situated in the Vaucluse department in the southeast of France. This is a guide to the Moulin des Bouillons from its links to the Hebrew, Christians in Jerusalem, Ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman periods to present day. Includes a timeline of key events from the Palaeolithic period to 1804. Gives information on tools used to ‘harvest’ olives. The Moulin des Bouillons is an animal powered mill, which is listed as an historic monument as it is the oldest preserved mill with all its working elements. It is now a museum. Gives information on various parts of the mill; for example the last press which dates from the 16th century. Also discusses how animal power extracts oil from the olives. Gives information on this process during the Greco-Roman periods. Also discusses its use of water power. Gives information on the press used- its history and how it was constructed. Gives information on its link to the history of olive oil- its usages and functions, - and the soap of Marseille in the Mediterranean region.