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Albert Einstein's desk as it remained after the scientist's death
Albert Einstein's desk, just as he left it after his death
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Good day, and do try not to sin quite as heartily as the ancient Romans
Monarchies · Museums · Observations
Parade helmet of an officer of the Life Guards Horse Regiment with the large guards cockade in the form of a silver star of the Order of Saint Andrew the First-Called, with an enamel centre and the motto of the Order of Saint Andrew "For Faith and Loyalty
Parade helmet of an officer of the Life Guards Horse Regiment with the large guards cockade in the form of a silver star of the Order of Saint Andrew the First-Called, with an enamel centre and the motto of the Order of Saint Andrew "For Faith and Loyalty&
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I Too Should Like to Know Where the Child's Father Is
Aristocracy · Books · Monarchies · Paris
Maximilian Voloshin's poem about Madame de Lamballe's head on a pike above the Paris crowd
That supple, passionate body The crowd trampled underfoot for me, And mocked it, and stripped it… And at the body I did not Dare to look… But I was hacked off from the body, Flung, scraps Of inflamed flesh, upon a stone… And the Parisian rabble Carried me off in
Faith · Society
According to a new report by a non-governmental human rights organisation monitoring intolerance and discrimination against Christians in Europe (OIDAC; headquartered in Vienna, Austria), in 2023 in 35 European countries there were…
Most of the incidents are acts of vandalism against churches (62% of the total), desecration of Christian holy places (24%), arson (10%), threats (8%) and physical violence (7%). The report singles out the following flagrant cases: an attack with a machete by a Moroccan national on clergy and parishioners of
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Keep this little tit-provider and she will bring you an unexpected profit
Keep this little tit-provider and she will bring you an unexpected profit. Or a mouse, it is not certain
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Gilt-bronze medallion of a warrior and a woman on a Rococo-style commode
Art · People
Louis XV style commode by Parisian cabinetmaker François Linke, early 20th century
A Louis XV-style commode with a large central panel. Made by François Linke (1855-1946), early twentieth century. The central door of the commode bears an allegorical bronze composition with a pair of figures. The piece is richly adorned with foliage and flowers, and its façade is crowned at
Art · Museums · Observations · Paris · Pop Culture
The Louvre's Department of Decorative Arts stages a fascinating exhibition setting objects from the museum's collection, from Byzantium and the early Middle Ages to the Second Empire, beside more than a hundred fashion looks and accessories…
The works have been lent from the archives of more than 45 fashion houses from France and elsewhere: Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Fendi, Chanel, Schiaparelli, Alaïa, Prada, Paco Rabanne, Balenciaga, Louboutin, Balmain, Yohji Yamamoto and many others. The central idea of the exhibition is the bond between fashion and
Archive · Observations · Education
In 1844 a student did not complete university over a Latin credit and went into service
Have you ever been expelled from university? I have. What stings most, by common consent, is when it happens over some useless, off-profile, run-of-the-mill subject. As in the case of our former student, a fellow traveller from 1844. A man who had shown a sound knowledge