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Cabbala
- September 4, 2021
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An extract from Dave’s article ‘Cabbala’, a form of Jewish mysticism the practise of which fascinated Casanova throughout his life. “Cabbala sprang from Judaism and sought to explain the nature of creation and existence and, in particular, its relationship with its creator. Cabbalists investigated classical Jewish literature to find concealed inner meanings, using a range -
‘The Case of the Closely Watched Courtesans’
- August 28, 2021
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Fascinating review article on the relationship between the state and elite prostitutes in eighteenth-century Paris: ‘The Case of the Closely Watched Courtesans’. The painting above, which was chosen to illustrate the article, was a portrait of Marie-Louis O’Morphy, supposedly commissioned by Casanova. O’Morphy, who was to become one of Louis XV’s favourites, was discovered -
The day Robert Damiens tried to kill Louis XV
- August 21, 2021
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Two months after his escape from 'Il Piombi' Casanova arrives in Paris in the company of the family of Madame Riviere, on the day that Robert Damiens attempted to kill Louis XV. Here's his account of that day: We reached Paris on the 5th of January, 1757, and I went to the house of my
