Tourist information -
Beauvais
In travel terms in modern day France this town
has been re-invented by Ryanair as an alternative Paris airport.
So long as the 1 hour plus drive to Paris does not trouble you or
the wait for a train then this is a good point of entry into France.
All Roman Catholics should be aware of Vincent of Beauvais. Vincent
of Beauvais, c.1190 to c.1264, was a French Dominican friar. He
was the author of three of the four parts of the Speculum majus,
of great value as a summary of the knowledge of his time. The part
entitled "Morals" is of unknown authorship, but is not
by him. The three parts written by him are entitled "Nature,"
"Instruction," and "History." In "Nature,"
the order followed is that of the six days of creation described
in Genesis. "Instruction" ranges from the liberal arts
to the mechanical arts. The "History" epitomizes the story
of man since Adam as it was understood by 13th-century scholars.
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