The Risks of the Field
Various projects prevent me from taking the time to publish anything more elaborate at the moment, but on Saturday I found an episode so startling that I can’t resist presenting it as is. This...
Histoire de l'égyptologie en formation
Acteurs, pratiques et diffusion d’une nouvelle science orientaliste au XIXe siècle
Various projects prevent me from taking the time to publish anything more elaborate at the moment, but on Saturday I found an episode so startling that I can’t resist presenting it as is. This...
It is known that to protect its basements from rodents, the Hermitage Museum keeps cats that were once present even in the exhibition rooms. Unfortunately, I have not found any evidence of such a...
The 19th century is never a disappointment when it comes to originality. Here are a few anecdotes recently unearthed that revolve around the oddities that could be provoked by the cleverly staged exhibition of...