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A rare peek behind the scenes of the Académie française
France in Focus gets a rare glimpse behind the scenes of the Académie française, the temple of the French language. Our reporters delve into the history of this 17th-century institution ...
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Where Does a Top Designer Spend His Summers? A 17th-Century French Manor, of Course!
Robert Couturier’s eye for scale, color, and material is just as appropriate for modern living as it would have been in the ancien régime he so favors. The ELLE DECOR A-List Titan’s skill is ...
La Chapelle de La Sorbonne: the little-known architectural jewel of Parisian universities
Built in the 17th century in the Latin Quarter, the Sorbonne chapel embodies the elegance of French classicism, houses the ...
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The First Six Decades of French Seventeenth-Century Comedy
23, No. 2, Nov., 1925 The First Six Decades of French Seventee... The First Six Decades of French Seventeenth-Century Comedy This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section.
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A Peeling 17th-Century Palazzo and the Man Who Was ‘Crazy Enough’ to Buy It
The central hall of Raffaele Fabrizio’s 17th-century palazzo in Valmorea, Italy, a village near Lake Como, features trompe l’oeil windows and a vaulted ceiling with faux coffered panels.