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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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  • 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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  • Liberty and industry

    • December 21, 2019
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    A fascinating illustrated essay that explores images of ‘liberty’ and ‘industry’ from the Encyclopédie – here.   ‘Casanova in Paris: The Shadows of the King’ is freely available here. 27 long form articles on Casanova’s life and times are freely available here.   #paris #encylopedie #eighteenthcentury #history #diderot #liberty #industry
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