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Postcards: Château de Chillon

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Postcards: Château de Chillon

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Title Postcards: Château de Chillon
Publisher Orell Fussli
Description Three postcards of the Château de Chillon in Montreux, Switzerland: exterior view, "The Great Kitchen," and "Bonivard's Prison. From possibly as early as the 11th century up to the 18th century, the Château de Chillon, located on the shore of Lake Geneva near Montreux, served as a center of military and legal power. In 1530, François Bonivard (sometimes spelled "Bonnivard"), prior of St. Victor, Genevois scholar, and supporter of the Reformation, was imprisoned for six years in the castle by the Savoyard leaders. After visiting the site in 1816, Lord Byron wrote a long narrative poem entitled "The Prisoner of Chillon" about Bonivard's imprisonment. For more information on the Château de Chillon, see Auguste Guignard's The Castle of Chillon, which also includes the text of Byron's poem. The postcards are undated.
General Subject Area Crime
Extent 3 postcards
Institution Kent State University
Repository Special Collections and Archives
Finding aid title Finding Aid for the Crime-Related Postcards collection
Access Rights This digital object is owned by Kent State University and may be protected by U.S. Copyright law (Title 17, USC). Please include proper citation and credit for use of this item. Use in publications or productions is prohibited without written permission from Kent State University. Please contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives for more information.
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Format of Original postcard
Subject Jails, Prisons
Provenance Crime-Related Postcards collection
Genre/Format postcards
Geographical Location Switzerland

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