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  • Casanova Symposium

    • April 20, 2019
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      For those of you who are fans of both Venice and Casanova why not visit ‘Casanova In Place: A Symposium in Venice’, 28-30 June, 2019.  Details 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.   #venice #mask
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  • The Venetian mask maker

    • March 16, 2019
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      An engaging little four-minute video that focuses on the work and reflections of one of the mask makers of Venice 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.   #venice #mask #eighteenthcentury #history
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  • Winging it

    • February 23, 2019
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    Arriving in Paris penniless but with connections in high places, Casanova was able very quickly to make himself a fortune.  The monarchy was hard up for cash and Casanova claimed to have a plan that could help them out. In reality, he had no such plan at all.  Intrigued, one the chief financiers to the
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