S09E03 - Art Déco⏐Le Bracelet secret de Joséphine Baker

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[Précieuses romances] E02⏐Le scarabée immortel de Napoléon

Un bijou peut-il sauver une vie ? Et même… offrir la vie éternelle ? Napoléon 1er, lui, y croyait.Ses expéditions à travers le monde lui avaient jadis fait toucher du doigt le pouvoir surnaturel des bijoux… Mais c’est après avoir réchappé à la mort que sa certitude s’est forgée. ...  Show more

[Précieuses romances] E01⏐L’anneau de Lou, ou les poèmes de guerre d’Apollinaire

Saviez-vous que dans les tranchées de la Première Guerre mondiale, les soldats fabriquaient… des bijoux ? Dans le fracas et l’horreur de la guerre aussi l’amour existe ! Mais comment une simple bague d'aluminium, façonnée en pleine tourmente à partir d’un obus allemand, s’est-ell ...  Show more

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