…On the west side of the Île-de-France and on the east side of Lorraine, steep cliffs run north to south, but the Seine and its tributaries, the Aube, the Marne, and the Aisne, cut through these cliffs, opening up the east-west transportation routes known as portes (gates), and the main transportation route connecting Paris and the Rhine. Due to its strategic location, the region has been a lively commercial center since ancient times, and Flemish wool, Oriental spices via Italy, Spanish leather, German flax, French wine, and rock salt were traded at the Champagne fairs. The fairs flourished in the 12th and 13th centuries, held twice a year in Troyes and Provins, and once a year in Bar-sur-Aube and Lagny-sur-Marne, each lasting six to seven weeks. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "foires de Champagne" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…西のイル・ド・フランスや東のロレーヌの側には,急崖が南北に走っているが,これらを切ってセーヌ,その支流のオーブ,マルヌ,エーヌなどの河川が流れ,ポルト(門)とよばれる東西交通路を開いており,パリとライン地方とを結ぶ幹線交通路が走っている。このような交通上の要衝に位置しているため,この地方は古代から商業活動が活発で,フランドルの毛織物,イタリアを経由したオリエントの香料,スペインのなめし革,ドイツの亜麻,フランスのブドウ酒,岩塩などが,〈シャンパーニュの大市foires de Champagne〉で取引された。市は12~13世紀に栄え,トロアとプロバンで毎年2回,バール・シュル・オーブとラニー・シュル・マルヌで毎年1回開かれ,おのおのが6~7週間続いた。… ※「foires de Champagne」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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