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Normandy is the place to be for any painter with a fascination for light

Normandy is the place to be for any painter with a fascination for light

Claire Maingon and Hélène Rochette – Le grand guide de la Normandie (in French)

Charming take on a tourist guide, revisiting the favorite spots of impressionist painters to recreate their magic.

A subversive branch of the French royal family has been responsible for the emergence of the low countries as a geopolitical entity

A subversive branch of the French royal family has been responsible for the emergence of the low countries as a geopolitical entity

Bart de Loo – The Burgundians (read in Dutch)

Politics and court life in the high middle ages evoked in a juicy style.

The concepts comfort and privacy were first introduced in Western society at the court of Louis XIV and Louis XV of France

The concepts comfort and privacy were first introduced in Western society at the court of Louis XIV and Louis XV of France

Joan DeJean – The age of comfort

Contains fascinating details on the construction of early water closets.

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