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Ceci est l’avant-dernier chapitre de l’histoire de Cixi, impératrice douairière de Chine de la dynastie Qing, réputée pour son amour illimité du jade. Plus précieux encore que l’or ou le diamant, le jade est considéré en Chine comme la matière porte-bonheur par excellence, au poi ...  Show more

Depuis l’aube des temps, les pierres précieuses nous émerveillent. Leur beauté est telle qu’on leur prête même des vertus secrètes. Ainsi, les gemmes les plus rares accompagnent les princes et les princesses, les aventuriers et les poètes… Pour vous faire redécouvrir des légendes ...  Show more

It's well known that the sword is the prerogative of knights and musketeers. But did you know that the weapon could also be transformed into a living symbol of the talents of men and women of letters? And sometimes even into exceptional pieces of jewellery...In 1955, Jean Cocteau ...  Show more

“It was in Megara, a suburb of Carthage, in the gardens of Hamilcar…”This is the opening sentence of Salammbô, Flaubert’s great historical novel, which has become a cult classic. Just like its heroine … the Carthaginian princess with dazzling finery and a tragic destiny.Salammbô ...  Show more

[Back to School]It's well known that the sword is the prerogative of knights and musketeers. But did you know that the weapon could also be transformed into a living symbol of the talents of men and women of letters? And sometimes even into exceptional pieces of jewellery...In 19 ...  Show more

In 1895, Sarah Bernhardt, then known as ‘the empress of the theatre’, had just acquired a theatre in Paris, on the Place du Châtelet: the Théâtre de la Renaissance. And to launch it, she needed a play. Or rather: a success. Sarah Bernhardt commissioned a young up-and-coming playw ...  Show more