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The Blacksmith His activity moves closer to him to the smith by its knowledge of the metal and to the many corporate bodies which use horses, she-mules and the other animals of feature, packsaddle or race. As a matter of fact, a profession which began with the invention of the horseshoe... |
the Gypsy She enters the crib in of Marseilles in 1820. Always, the Bohemians, Gypsies, Gypsies, often called "Boumians", at the same time been afraid and admired, are welcomed in Provence. |
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A craftsman who, as the santonnier, distinguishes himself by its know-how and its authenticity! |
A new site for 2009...
Here is the new site of Christmas crib figures Marcel Carbonel with some more of contents, an online shop still improved to facilitate your purchases, the new blog of the crib fan's on which you can see more than 300 cribs and send us your own images and comments. Good discovery!Philippe Renoux-Carbonel
| the 2008 Avignon christmas crib |
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2009 schedule |
Marcel Carbonel
The man and his work
The story of Christmas crib figures Marcel Carbonel is connected to the history of the Christmas crib figure of Provence, born in Marseilles. It is in this city where Marcel Carbonel marked his time by developing the Christmas crib figure, by bringing a style unanimously recognized, by privileging the respect for the detail, by adorning it with delicate and lively colors. Marcel Carbonel had a sure influence on the world to santonnier. He trained and inspired widely this craft environment. The family company of Christmas crib figures Marcel Carbonel, strong of his four generations of santonniers, prolongs this work begun in 1935.
