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  • Paris Street Songs, 1748-50

    • April 9, 2020
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    A wonderful exploration of a little-known corner of subversive popular culture.  “Many of the verses were vulgar and many were devoted to bringing down the rich and powerful. Robert Darnton uncovers the 'Affair of the Fourteen'” - here Recordings of the songs can be listened to here.   ‘Casanova in Paris: The Shadows of the
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  • Ca’ Rezzonico

    • April 4, 2020
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    Ca’ Rezzonico is a museum and one of those many cultural jewels to be found in Venice.  It is one of the best examples of Venetian baroque architecture. For a detailed and fascinating insight into the  building, its history and collections, the museum’s website is an excellent resource for discovering pretty much anything you might
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  • Silk

    • February 29, 2020
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    Silk was big business in eighteenth-century Europe, so much so that Casanova set up his own silk fabric workshop in Paris which employed 20 young women (20 young women who were to become a very expensive harem).  Unfortunately, the business floundered, losing Casanova a small fortune. Paris was an important market for the silk business
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