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  • ‘History of My Life’ by Giacomo Casanova

    • June 19, 2017
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    When we mentioned to people that we were putting together a graphic novel on Casanova there was a certain amount of wink winking and nudge nudging. Casanova the archetypal womaniser is what comes to most people’s minds. And it is true, he was a man who was fascinated by love and love-making. In terms of
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  • Casanova: the seduction of Europe

    • May 27, 2023
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      High quality, illustrated resource summarising Casanova’s life and travels in the context of the eighteenth century  -  here   ‘Casanova in Paris: The Shadows of the King’ is freely available here. Long form articles on Casanova’s life and times are freely available here.   #casanova #europe #eighteenth century
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  • Strappado

    • May 20, 2023
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      In chapter 8 (‘Threads’), Casanova and Stefano interrogate a captured spy by tying his wrists together behind his back and hoisting him up high into the air using a beam and pulley mechanism, threatening to drop him and then stop his fall abruptly in mid-air.  This was the strappado, a technique invented by the
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  • A journey into eighteenth-century Venice

    • May 13, 2023
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      ‘Ca’ Rezzonico’ (photo by Didier Descouens), a tremendous resource on Google Arts & Culture - here   ‘Casanova in Paris: The Shadows of the King’ is freely available here. Long form articles on Casanova’s life and times are freely available here.   #venice #journey #eighteenthcentury #history #rezzonico
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