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Dans la Cité d’Émeraude, la ville enchantée du Magicien d’Oz, chaque personne doit porter des lunettes dont les verres sont de couleur verte. Mais saviez-vous que la chose remontait à l’Antiquité ? À un empereur romain et à sa passion pour une pierre précieuse : l’émeraud ...

Depuis la plus haute Antiquité, les émeraudes sont parfois vues comme des symboles d’éternité. Pourtant, il arrive qu’elles soient au cœur d’histoires où le temps des hommes est, lui, terriblement compté. Comme dans celle-ci. L’histoire d’une dague, celle de Nadir Shah. < ...

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 ...  عرض المزيد

“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 ...  عرض المزيد

[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 ...  عرض المزيد

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 ...  عرض المزيد