Rousseau's last refuge, now run as a hotel and conference centre - is currently on the market All yours, should you happen to have €12 million to spare!
Friday 24 February 2023
Thursday 23 February 2023
Madame du Châtelet (article)
The latest edition of Philosophy Now includes a summary biography of Madame du Châtelet by Andrea Reichenberger, who has also recently contributed a more detailed article to the Digital Encyclopedia of European History.
Tuesday 21 February 2023
The Marquis de Sade's scroll (book)
A well-received new book by the American writer Joel Warner, The Curse of the Marquis de Sade, traces the colourful history of the famous scroll which contains the manuscript of 120 Days of Sodom.
Monday 20 February 2023
Living with Kings - a Versailles project
An article in today's Times newspaper showcases the Immersailles Project which maps residents of the Palace of Versailles at three key dates in the 18th century.
Saturday 4 February 2023
Jacques Garcia - upcoming sale
Sotheby's in Paris gives advance notice of what promises to be one of the sales of the year...On 16th May, the designer and collector Jacques Garcia offers for auction 75 works of art, many of which once belonged to royalty and nobility...
Thursday 2 February 2023
Letters of Marie-Antoinette - digitisation
The Centre de Recherche at Versailles has launched a new project to find, digitise and publish the complete correspondence of Marie-Antoinette.
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