Archaeology · Museums · Heritage

Coțofenești Helmet and Three Dacian Gold Bracelets Stolen from Drents Museum in Assen

In the night of 24 to 25 January, four valuable archaeological exhibits were stolen from the Drents Museum in Assen (the Netherlands): the Helmet of Coțofenești and three Dacian gold bracelets. All the exhibits had been lent by the National Museum of Romanian History for the exhibition “Dacia: Empire of

NB! · Observations · Paris · Humour

This is what a check-in at Notre-Dame looks like

Faith · Art · Monarchies · Paris · Saint Petersburg

Tumbler with a medallion commemorating the victory in the Patriotic War

Saint Petersburg, Imperial Glassworks, 1810s. Crystal, milk glass, diamond cut, painting, gilding. “On the day of Holy Easter, 29 March, in Paris, on the Place Louis XV, a service of thanksgiving to the Lord God was offered by the Russian clergy, in the presence of Emperor Alexander, the King of

Archive · The East · Mores · Ethnography

Ancient Egyptians judged the dead and denied burial to those who had lived in depravity

Among the ancient Egyptians there was a praiseworthy custom, that over the dead a strict judgement was held, as to how they had conducted their lives. And if in all truth they found the honesty of their living, they deemed them worthy of a magnificent burial, lamented by all. But

Observations · Mores · Ethnography

Origin of the name of laika leather and the use of dog hides in 19th century Russia

Ladies' Kid Slippers of the 1820s. Kid leather is called "lайка" in Russian, but not after the breed of dog: the word is a borrowing from Polish, "loika", from "loj", meaning fat. It turns out, however, that dogs' hides did go into

A fan of cardboard cards printed with an exclamation mark, laid on a red folder, the top card marked n°1.

NB! · Observations · Pop Culture

Margiela's first failed attempt with the brand and the rise of Maison Margiela

Just imagine: had Margiela's first venture with this brand succeeded, we might never have had Maison Margiela as we know it. Precisely the sort of failure for which one thanks one's lucky stars.

Archive · New York

You Can't Kill Me, I'm a Child of New York

Life magazine, October 1915

Archive · Art · Pop Culture

Martin Margiela's little-known project for Deni Cler in 1988 and 1989

A folder of drawings and sketches for the autumn-winter 1989-90 collection sold for 18 thousand euros at the Martin Margiela archive sale. The folder of 129 pages consists mainly of sketches with facsimile outlines and hand-drawn details, supplemented by files containing small facsimiles of designs and technical

Faith · Monarchies · Observations · Ethnography

The House of Grimaldi at the Monaco feast of Saint Devota with a boat burning

Prince Albert II of Monaco, Princess Charlene, Hereditary Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella attend the celebration of the Feast of Saint Devota. The first thing I noticed was the snow-white skin of the members of the House of Grimaldi, pale as a moth's wing. One can imagine

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The lad knew from the very start that this trip was a daft idea

NB! · Archaeology · Archive · Paris

An illustration to a newspaper article on how, in Paris on the Rue de Charme, during the demolition of an old house, a skeleton in an elegant costume and a tricorne of the Revolutionary era was found in a wall recess

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