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Tag Archives: France
340: Patron Saint of Beekeepers
According to tradition, a swarm of bees settled on the face of the infant St. Ambrose, leaving a drop of honey and thus foretelling the saint’s eloquence—his honeyed tongue. He is the patron saint of bees and beekeepers. A certain … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th Century, 4th Century, Ambrose, Animals, Art, Bees, Books, Charles Butler, Christianity, France, Insects, Italy, Jacques I Laudin, Painting, Portraits, Religion, Saints
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1863: Dictionary of Hell
Entries from the 1863 edition of Jacques Auguste Simon Collin de Plancy’s Dictionnaire Infernal: Amduscias: Grand-duc aux enfers. Il a la forme d’une licorne; mais lors-qu’il est évoqué, il se montre sous une figure humaine. Il donne des concerts, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1860's, 19th Century, Art, Books, Demons, Dictionaries, Drawing, France, Hell, Jacques Auguste Simon Collin de Plancy, Louis Breton, M. Jarrault, Printmaking
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1816: The Visions of Thomas Martin
Thomas Martin was born in Gallardon, France in 1783. Beginning in 1816, he began to see visions of an elegantly dressed young man who called himself the Archangel Raphael. The youth commanded Martin to travel to Paris to see King … Continue reading
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Tagged 1810's, 19th Century, Angels, France, King Louis XVIII, Oddities, Psychology, Thomas Martin
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1929: From a Paris Plane
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson: From a Paris Plane (1929)
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Tagged 1920's, 20th Century, Art, Aviation, Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson, France, Great Britain, Paris, Printmaking
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1902: Vines
Paul Ranson: Vines (c. 1902)
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Tagged 1900's, 20th Century, Art, France, Landscapes, Painting, Paul Ranson
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1997: Translation / Transformation
In a 1997 essay on translation, the writer Harry Mathews cites Marcel Benabou’s version of Keats’s “A thing of beauty is a joy forever”: Ah, singe débotté, / Hisse un jouet fort et vert! It’s not quite a translation: the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990's, 20th Century, Animals, Art, Austria, France, Gabriel von Max, Harry Mathews, John Keats, Language, Mammals, Marcel Benabou, Monkeys, Opera, OULIPO, Painting, Poetry, Translation, USA
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1895: Clearing
Paul Ranson: The Clearing or Edge of the Wood (c. 1895)
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Art, France, Landscapes, Painting, Paul Ranson, Trees
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