François-Marie Luzel

…about 1870 of Catholicon, and François-Marie Luzel, in a paper delivered in 1872, showed that Barzaz Breiz was not authentic (though scholars during the period often edited such collected material). Barzaz Breiz led to a renaissance of Breton writing and stimulated Luzel to collect authentic folk songs and publish Gwerziou…

…in an authenticated collection by François Luzel in Gwersiou Breiz-Izel, 2 vol. (1868–74; “Ballads of Lower Brittany”). See also sonioù.