Archive du mois : octobre 2020
Translated by Liz Carey Libbrecht. The Cosmos: an allegory of physics and chemistry combined with the four elements (1938) The bill providing for a French funding device known as the “1% artistique” (“1% for art”),...
Translated by Liz Carey Libbrecht. In addition to thousands of ancient books, the precious collections of the Collège de France heritage library contain a number of objects, including busts of Francis I, the institution’s founder....
Translated by Liz Carey Libbrecht. With Henry IV’s ascension to the throne and the dynasty change (the arrival of the Bourbons), in a country that had been pacified and was prospering, the Collège was founded...
Translated by Liz Carey Libbrecht. For almost five centuries, the Collège de France has been administered by its faculty, who meet three times a year, on the last Sunday of November, March, and June. As...