Abandoned French Castle Library ~ We Found Ancient Artifacts!

[@BrosOfDecay]

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[@clearskye4381]

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[@seanmulcahy6776]

is it for sale

[@heatherbryant5596]

If you got a real job you could buy your own coffee

[@lucylulusuperguru3487]

This "Library" appears to be a lithographer's workshop. The old lithographers often mixed their own colors and mixed pigments for their artworks. It was a HIGHLY involved process. Most lithographers back in the day made their greatest money doing medical/technical drawing/printwork and later as cinema took off advertisements for theatres and consumer products became more the bread and butter until it slowly became replaced by more easily mass produced work. Think Anatomical charts and printings for medical textbooks as the earlier projects. That could explain all of what you see. Also, mercury and other chemicals were also often use to produce the types of colors or "setting" media they needed.

[@suzanveldmaat]

Thanxs for the info

[@JeffreyDMcCord]

Brava! You got it exactly right! (If you want, look for “My mother was a printmaker” comment).

[@p0up0un3]

That would also explain the engraved plates "colors safe for children" or the water coloring and the gouache mention (which is another type of paint I don't know how to translate from French to English... Lots of valuable memory from European history in there.

[@weatherwitchandfelinefamiliars]

You genius! I didn't know what it was but knew it was specific in its use. You're spot on with the use 😊

[@dearnapst]

It is General de Gaulles speech to the french people, when ww2 was over and it's him on wall too. Mercury is pretty dangerous, it's also known as quicksilver. It's not about medicin but making lithographs. He could have made the posters himself

[@srevero1]

Thank you! The information was very interesting.

[@heidisalaka6938]

General Charles de Gaulle. WWII. Free France against Nazi Germany. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_de_Gaulle

[@beepseatsfindingfoodtreasu8756]

I'm always impressed with the architecture and condition of the places you explore. I wish we had that rich history here in the States. But unfortunately vandals can't resist demolishing anything that's abandoned. Thank you for bringing these beautiful places to us 👍✌️

[@robinmartz9052]

I guess it depends on where you are.

[@victoriajones7651]

The difference is so astonishing.

[@beepseatsfindingfoodtreasu8756]

@@victoriajones7651 yes it is, I'd love to walk into history undisturbed like that!

[@ronhanks4610]

I am so impressed with you and your team, you are always so respectable to the places you guys go and treat the things within remembering that they were real,people living their lives. Thank you so much for the awesome work you and your team does.

[@19bishop56]

The ceiling of the library is incredible! I haven’t been able to watch in awhile, you guys are just better than ever.

[@CircleB-ig9mk]

As always... I'm so grateful for the respect you show these places!! Your humility and respect are very commendable. You're a fine young man! Keep up the good work!! God bless you!! 🙏🏻

[@nathalieast6179]

Yes this place was definitely owned by someone working in graphics design. The little frame in the library is a certificate of lithographe (old printing technique with stone). That why there is all these colors powder. Also in one of the drawer there is a yellow sign saying Studio Hollenstein which was a pretty famous typograph. And also all these fournitures with thin drawers are usually use for storage for papers and prints 😉

[@Dasani_water_drinker]

And someone that was a fan of WWII happenings

[@c.harris4509]

Agreed.

[@willyegger4488]

Woow, a new video from my dear friend Lesley! - How great is that? - That is an incredible castle with this tower. - Beautiful droneshots from the outside showing the whole location in its beauty. - Amazing! - The glass ware besides, some very old artefacts, were fascinating to see. Btw many years ago I also loved doing chemical experiments, that's why this kind of glassware is still familiar to me. - I can only fullheartedly agree to you, that the library with all these fascinating and unusual artefacts is an absolute banger! - Absolutely awesome, dear Lesley! - My God that would really be also a location, where I wished to have been there at your side, when you were exploring that place. - I simply love your enthusiastic excitement, when you explore locations, which are drawing your attention in a special way. - So adorable! - You also chose a very beautiful background music. - And - also the attic held quite a number of rather unusual items and was so interesting to see. Once more dear bro, thank you for taking us on a tour through this highly unusual castle with all these fascinating scientific items. - Stay safe, peace and many hugs. Blessings and kindest regards to you and to Maureno from Switzerland.

[@JeffreyDMcCord]

My mother, now 82, has has a long career as a printmaker, specializing in etchings, woodcuts, and silkscreens. We grew up with an artist’s studio in our house in Lexington, Kentucky, where there was routinely an open tray of sulphuric acid for etching her plates. In addition, she would mix her own inks from ground powder. We knew that, depending on the colors, there were often heavy metals which were highly toxic. Breathing in the powder would be especially dangerous for children; but we instinctively knew to stay away from it. One funny story is that my mother would rinse off her etched plates in our family bathtub. There were permanent rivulets etched into the ceramic where the acid etched away the surface. For me, it never really occurred to me that not everyone’s tub would look that way! It all goes to show that even printmaking can be a dangerous occupation!

[@Dasani_water_drinker]

I hope you archived her techniques for future generations. Everything is being lost when we are in a age that all knowledge can be preserved

[@elizabethjury2930]

I just loved the tower. Your enthusiasm and sheer excitement in what you find and the family story you are able to uncover and put together for us viewers is catching. Thank you 🌻

[@orchid3457]

I am an insane book lover and I have a special interest and curiosity about very old books, so if I was there in that library, I would probably spent two or three days in there without turning back! Thank you Lesley for showing me this wonderful, wonderful place. It's like walking into a fantasy world! Love every bit of your video! I really appreciate you for paying so much of respect towards these valuable places. Greetings from Sri Lanka!

[@tweet-tweettweety9704]

Great video, Lesley! I think some of the colors in the large cabinet may have been for painting. In the large book that had "the young lady with the puppy", those were called Victorian scrap. They were used to decorate the inside of books, crafts and Christmas ones were used to make ornaments for the Christmas tree. Ernst Freihoff, founded in 1948, is the only company that still makes scrap.

[@lunajen8970]

I really love the ambient music you play in the videos, Ambient music is my favorite to listen to all the time. Very soothing and really draws you in especially when watching anything that has ambience in it. Also thank you so much for taking us into these tours with you, greatly appreciate you!

[@jethrojackson2524]

Those mahogany book cabinets in the Medical Library are fabulous! I will repurpose them and use them in my kitchen.

[@ismatjahan2546]

Amazing explore.. Incredible presentation of these antiques.Thank you so much Lesley. Stay beautiful and safe ❤️

[@FeralCoot]

sign on the cabinet colours for Gouache; it was used 16th century in making a mix to go over tempera oil paintings to give it a matte finish. Used today in water colours for painting in detail. They would have made their own back then, some artists today still dabble in making their own finishes

[@REAgentDennis]

I am such a huge fan of this channel. Leslie, thank you for sharing these amazing time capsules. Amazing! Your accent is adorable. Reminds me of my family still in Europe.

[@joansmall9019]

Without the castle was pretty outstanding!! I love these places and it amazes me how many abandoned places there are especially in France. If I had known when I was younger I may have tried to aquire one... it never hurts to dream. Great exploring 😀

[@mayramarino6179]

I would love to be there in these adventures..amazing

[@kristensorensen2219]

I saw a French chateaux that was remodeled by a boutique hotel. It was fabulous and rents for only 100k euro per week! 😀💛

[@blaaaaaaarrrrr]

That's not really expensive for a chateaux. Mind sharing the address?

[@jaxyab]

Just seeing this explore. Amazing tower! Thank you for sharing the abandoned world with us. Be safe and much love from USA.

[@sarahfarrell8214]

Hey Lesley, wow, such a great adventure. You can go back and discover things that you haven't discovered before. Be careful on your adventures. xxoo

[@Vrycrankywitch]

what u walked into was an art studio those items were to make pigments of paints those drawers were to place artwork inside and i saw several easel stands art books and lithography items

[@Stephaniegland]

That's a Beautiful Castle and Property, so sad that it was abandoned! Thanks for the videos of old houses!👍

[@Sunshine-kd5cg]

Beautiful ambiance...loved d castle from d outside.... The library was awesome..take care..plz wear handgloves while u explore..just a suggestion 😀

[@cynthiatomblin5427]

Hi Lesley beautiful castle love the library. And the antiques.it’s a shame they are letting it decay and not saving some things. Great video. Stay safe.👍🏻❤️👏🏻🔥

[@binatabarman2591]

Omg! What I just witnessed 😍😍😍😍😍.. You literally made me feel even more nostalgic than ever.. I'm actually lost for words and overwhelmed with feelings.. It's pharmaceutical laboratory with all these equipments.. It's similar to chemical laboratory.. Being a chemistry student(though I've completed the course, I'd like to call myself student as learning has no ending), laboratory is one of my favourite places where I can spend long time without any hesitation.. That was round bottom flask, I used a lot in laboratory.. Those big jars, weighing balance, other chemicals and colours, all are my favourite.. Actually I wanna go back in my college laboratory at least for one or two days after getting a job and refresh my old days.. Hope professors would allow me.. It might seem crazy to them though 😆😆😆😆😆.. Most probably they used those colours in colouring tablets or capsules.. Chemicals are always harmful unless handled carefully and can be extremely dangerous to children.. It felt like I could literally smell chemicals through the screen 😆😆😆😆.. Though it's not a good habit to smell chemicals, it can be injurious to health.. That Indian carpet as you said, it's glass mirrored embroidery, most probably from Rajasthan or Gujarat, they use such particular embroidery a lot, mostly in clothes.. It was also nice to see.. That library was the cherry on the cake for sure.. I can stay there all my life.. That marvellous Castle with spectacular surrounding, laboratory, library, everything made this place an awe-inspiring sight indeed.. Always best wishes for you.. Your documentaries never failed to amaze me.. These always bring so much joy and take me on a beautiful journey through the incredible eternal memories.. May God bless you more and more.. Stay happy, healthy, enthusiastic and energetic.. 👍👍🙏🙏😇😇 Edit: Again I forgot to mention one thing.. In this video your voice sounded little bit different as if you caught cold.. Maybe I'm wrong, but it felt like that.. Hope you do take care of yourself..Wandering from place to place and making such documentary on a regular basis is not an easy task, you need to take good care of your health..

[@susanbeaudoin2743]

Absolutely brilliant!!! Love your videos… without you the world would not ever view such beautiful!!! Love from American!❤️

[@charliesmith6329]

Loved this tour of the tower. Hiw wonderful to see the spaces and artifacts. It did make me sad to know it is decaying. Buildings dont last forever without some TLC. Very glad you are an explorer and share your discovery's in such a joyful way.

[@BrosOfDecay]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@egyptcat4301]

This place is a treasure trove! I love the fact that you deeply appreciate the humanity entertwined with the discoveries! I always wonder about the people and their day-to-day lives. Rich or poor, that's what makes it all so fascinating!

[@susiekinpgh4008]

Lithographic refers to printing, so those bottles probably contained powered ink.

[@katiewray1712]

@6:14 "To all French people: France may have lost the battle, but France has not lost the war".. something about the world governments have given up, capitulated, forgotten what honor is... and then, being a world war and the universe will win in the end, one day (something like that) and at the end "Our motherland is in mortal danger, FIGHT to save her.. Long live France" by General De Gaulle. That's about all I could translate lol!

[@tialampuasa6065]

Thank you Lesley.. Watching from Malaysia. I liked how you document it. Explomo learned a lot from you.. You are to be in National Geographic.. ! All the Best.. 😀

[@catherinehutchinson6099]

What a find, looks like a janitor could have lived in the upstairs in the tower. It looks like a storage/ workspace downstairs. I would imagine the beautiful bookcases once stood in the main building. So much history in this place. Thanks for the upload guys you are the best ❤️

[@eddiemethot8925]

We love your explorations,your presentations are pure delight even though many of these places are falling into ruin.Thank you for preserving these treasures for many years to come.

[@drakodala1156]

in 10:40, correction, its not a mixing device, rather ' WEIGHING SCALE", SMALL WEIGHTS, LIKE, MILLIGRAM TO GRAMS, VERY PRECISE INSTRUMENT, FOR SMALL WEIGHTS . USED IN LABORATORY, BY CHEMIST, PHARMACYST,ETC.

[@susiekinpgh4008]

I'm thinking that this cabinet might having something to do with printing... or painting.

[@MidwestFlesh]

excellent as always!! thanks for taking us along!

[@stellamarisnunez9900]

bellisimo lugar con mucha historia !!! felicitaciones por tu trabajo !!

[@BrosOfDecay]

¡Muchas gracias, es bueno leer que lo disfrutó!

[@gaydungan3150]

Another great place keep up the Good work. Love from Texas

[@murlthomas2243]

I wish I owned those bookcases!

[@charlielee1763]

Well done, this is something that people have long forgotten

[@reenakizya293]

Wonderful place loved it👍👍👍

[@brucesumter4327]

wow wow so cool libary when you was on the top floor saw lots holes in the roof ty for showing this whould been cool outher house door was unluck

[@mariasantiago43]

Love your movies love antiques 🙋

[@sandykeene2259]

I truely respect what you do! I watch all the time and have watched all your videos. Keep them coming!☺🎅🤶🎄⛄

[@dawn-merikinion917]

If I ever get to build my dream house it will have a two story library with a stair case, fire place, cozy leather furniture, and rolling ladders made with tons of polished wood. That's one thing I love about your videos, you love books and art. You appreciate the history and it's like taking a walk in time with you. My favorite were the drawings you found in the big book. I always want to ask the family or caretakers how can they leave such wonderful furniture and art moldering away? It's a shame we could not see the inside of the house but I respect you for not breaking in. Yet another fantastic video.

[@robertmanley7556]

Always a AMAZING find I loved it frozen in time what a true amazing place.....all those drawings left in that book in the drawer😳such a amzing thing to see let alone that Library wow so truly wonderful GREAT video !!!

[@cher128bx]

Another wonderful video. In the U.S. places like this would be horribly & brutally vandalized. The magnificent Whitemarsh Hall & Lynnewood Hall in Pennsylvania are two prime examples. While its so sad that the places that you visit are abandoned with no one to cherish them, no one to give them the love and care they desperately need, at least people are respectful of their history and grandeur and do not desecrate them. We really appreciate your videos so much. Thank you for breathing life back into these masterpieces and the people that once resided in them at least, for a few brief moments.

[@kam7r882]

it's a shame we let those abandoned and in this pitiful condition , but i think we have like 20 000 châteaux alone in the Loire Valley and restoring them all would cost billions

[@وردالاسدي]

These books are a scientific wealth in the world of pharmacy that must be preserved and used

[@louise_rose]

Beautiful but it feels sad, almost tragic to see this rich array of books, old prints and great furniture just slowly going to waste over time. My father was a lifelong collector of books of all kinds and an avid and well-educated reader, his tastes live on in me and my brother, and I'm sure he would also feel a bit sad about this. When father died a year and a half ago, his own library - I would estimate it to at least four hundred packed metres of print, reaching back into the 19th century - was split between a monastery in the town where he lived, some of his neighbours, two antiquarian booksellers - and his widow and me. I took an edition of the collected works of Strindberg with me, one he had promised I would be bequeathed and that came down from his grandparents a century ago, and a very few more items - I knew I wouldn't have the storage space or quite the interest to care for the rest of his collection (already having a decent one myself and planning to inherit from mum... :) ), and it would have cost a fortune to get it out of the building and move any serious part of it to my neck of the woods. :) It was an amicable split and very few of the books went to the dump, I think most of them found good new owners or will find them through the book dealers. :)

[@SI-ln6tc]

You can get it all digitalized.

[@ronaldtreitner1460]

that place is amazing someone should take it over and fix it up, its an amazing place.

[@AdventureswithBeck]

If this were in the states there would be nothing left to this amazing place.. amazing video! Wish we had more gems like this around here

[@federalauditsabatordetecte8607]

Thank you for the memories

[@leseize26]

The soldier painted on th wall is the GENERAL DE GAULLE !!!!! Who, from the UK, saved France with the allies. He was notably head of Free France then leader of the French National Liberation Committee during World War II, President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic from 1944 to 1946, President of the Council of Ministers from 1958 to 1959, instigator of the Fifth Republic , founded in 1958, and President of the Republic from 1959 to 1969, being the first to occupy the supreme magistracy under this regime.

[@gagagaggagaga9659]

Tchenks. SUPER.

[@MichaeldeLancellotti]

I think it's a beautiful video. I enjoy all your videos

[@marcelyeoh8900]

Amazing place! The music goes so well with the video! Love it.

[@חנה-ס2ג]

Such a nice and nisterious place.

[@obryan240]

That first cabinet you explored is a twin of one my grandparents brought back from France. It has "Made in Versailles" painted on the back.

[@ruthbeck2050]

Love the pharmacy and the upper part. Wish you could have seen the inside and I respect your not breaking in. Thank you for showing this place is very interesting.

[@white8078]

You are so lucky to explore these abandon castles.

[@mavahuth5044]

It is nice to see you guys on Wednesday and not just Sunday.

[@RADIO-FREE-AMERICA]

Those letters R F on the WW l helmet stand for (The French Second Republic! )

[@daisy8599]

I love the way you explore with alot of respect and so careful making sure things are put back the way you found them your awesome.

[@rachealsmith5138]

OMG! I love this so much! I could live in just this part! What a wonderful feeling it must have been to explore that. Take care and God bless!

[@doncyr9121]

The cabinet with the colours is for making paint. The last sign said for Gouache, a tempera paint. Some of the pigments are poisonous.

[@glenyshanlon5112]

Definitely someone who worked with graphic design and made there own colours with the chemicals left there and the poster was probably made by the owner of this home great find guys.

[@jennsheetz348]

Interesting video. I have to agree I think it was used to make lithographs. The scrap art(of the little girl) is still found in homes today(mostly Christmas decor). Please wear your gloves. Some of those chemicals could have leached out of the artwork.

[@terrisantiago9128]

Art work beautiful ❤️❤️

[@wilmaburrgooch981]

Beautiful place ,oh my goodness at furniture

[@katiewray1712]

@11:27 The rusted helmet RF stands for République Française.

[@coffeejunkee3]

@8:29, the sign above the drawers is "couleurs sans danger pour les enfants", which means "colors that are not dangerous for kids". I think they kept kid friendly colors in those drawers. The other 2 signs are "couleurs pour aquarelles et le lavis" which means "colors for watercolors and watercolor wash" and "couleurs pour la gouache" which means "colors for gouache"

[@czyzyk6627]

LOVE FROM POLAND !!! YOU SHOW ME FRENCH ARCHITECTURE - I NEVER BEEN IN FRANCE !!! THANK YOU !

[@jessiegarcia5160]

This house is unreal it's would been beautiful one of kind just love watching your videos so good.

[@dianearmoogan3326]

This is a really beautiful video and the castle is very beautiful from the outside 😍 ❤ 💕 ♥

[@m.d.5113]

Love all your adventures ! 👍🏻👍🏻😁

[@fly509]

Such a gorgeous house!So many beautiful and interesting things.I would like it all to find a new life if possible.

[@Sandy-pr5qq]

When you were on that area that was overlooking the library it reminded me of a theater that medical students would look down on surgeries being performed. The pharmacy articles and microscope makes me think it was some sort of medical teaching facility.

[@maggi666]

I think this person drew sketches to make lithographs from! Lithographs were kept it drawers like those! A lot of chemicals were and still are used in the making! The smell in a lithograph storage room is very strong!

[@Rod-bp8ow]

The place is authentically certified by time, it knows that it encapsulates the memoirs of the owner(s) that has been away for sometime. It is good to transform the place into a museum that tells the story of time, the resemblance to nature, and the concrete principles of the owner(s). Preservation has never been so enjoying for many museum employees, curators as it is their calling. SMEs..General practices..........respectively.

[@PaulaLopez]

Amazing place, as always! I wich someday I could be in a place like that.

[@BrosOfDecay]

You should!

[@careyh38]

Wonderful library. A shame that you couldn't access the lovely castle. Still a great video, Lesley😊

[@ramona_rami5643]

This old library looks amazing! Too bad nothing is done about the books and the artifacts,what a waste! I hope one day you'll manage to explore the castle,as well! Thank you for this nice episode!

[@letscookwithrafia204]

Iam empressed you and your work

[@dorisaleman2375]

Todos tus videos que publicas me encantan y me fascinan mucho, siento EN MI CORAZON Y MENTE, cada detalle del lugar que muestras, me imagino escenas exactas en mi cabeza de como era el pasado y es increíble la grandeza de la vida antigua !!! A veces pienso que en el futuro así recorrerán lo que alguna vez fue nuestra vida!!! Te queremos señor Bros y Gracias por llevarnos siempre un viaje al pasado!!! Att. Doris Alemán desde México !!!

[@sinaramorais7085]

Que lindo!🥰 Maravilhosa está biblioteca! Se pudessem colocar a legenda em português do Brasil ficaria muito feliz, já que o meu inglês não é muito bom! Parabéns pelo lindo trabalho e muito obrigada por compartilhar lugares tão maravilhosos!❤️🙏

[@DeborahScotts153]

Loving these videos twice weekly! Thanks for all your efforts and hard work. The painting on the wall features Jesus and St. Mary Magdalene (Nole Me Tangere) it’s a copy of the wood cut by Martin Schongauer (1450-1491) 💙

[@alfredritcher]

Wow amazing place great video

[@gr1mrea9er82]

@11:22 French "Adrian" WWI M1915 Artillery Helmet. The crossed cannons of the insignia represent the artillery branch of the army. For an officer, this insignia would be gilded. But they were also issued a dark muted one for field operations. You can also tell it is WWI because where the dome and the brim meet there is a stamped flange. On the later M1926, which they used in WWII there was no such flange.

[@lynelalonde2827]

I think they made and printed lithographs

[@pinkyvdt]

That wartime poster is Charles de Gaulle. He was the leader of the Free French Forces during WWII and Prime Minister after the war for many years.

[@sidobern4374]

Not the prime minister but the President.

[@srevero1]

Fascinating place!

[@Koal548-q8e]

안녕하세요 멋지고 볼수없는집관 성을 레슬리 님 영상에서 볼수있어 고맙습니다 잘봤습니다

[@hexagonalebasique27]

Vos vidéos sont charmantes, très intéressant, merci pour votre travail , toujours magnifiques !

[@annsmith4739]

It all amazing,so many books ,still in good condition,you can just imagine some one sitting at that table reading,thanks for another great explore much love Ann 🇬🇧♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@melaniewilliams3468]

I'm amazed that some of these places didn't get destroyed in WW2.

[@fandibufager4682]

Safe colors for children. Colors for watercolors and washes. Colors for gouaches. This is what the texts say on the cabinet. It seems that they made colors for the artists. They are not pharmacy items. I suggest that for future videos in France, you study French. I really appreciate your videos.

[@susiegnall3971]

Beautiful library! So many things to see! I’m fine with viewing them, but sometimes I get nervous when you pick things up! I would be afraid to damage them!