Jules Michelet (1798 – 1874) was a French historian. He was born in Paris to a family with Huguenot traditions.In his 1855 work, Histoire ...
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Continue Reading →In this diverse collection of sixteen essays, lectures, and interviews dating from 2010 to 2013, Graham Harman lucidly explains the principles of Speculative ...
Continue Reading →Les Misérables is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of ...
Continue Reading →A gypsy girl’s beauty and charm captivate a priest, a vagabond, a soldier, and a deformed bell-ringer, in a gripping tale that culminates ...
Continue Reading →For over sixty years Sir Nikolaus Pevsner’s study of European architecture has been regarded as a seminal work which has inspired countless students ...
Continue Reading →Charles Othon Frédéric Jean-Baptiste, Comte de Clarac (24 June 1777, Paris – 20 January 1847, Paris) was a French artist, scholar and archaeologist. ...
Continue Reading →Pierre-Jean Mariette (7 May 1694 – 10 September 1774) was a collector of and dealer in old master prints, a renowned connoisseur, especially ...
Continue Reading →Francesco Scipione Maffei was an Italian writer and art critic, author of many articles and plays. An antiquarian with a humanist education whose ...
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