S11E03 - Voyages de gemmes⏐La grande traversé...

Mon nom est péridot, je suis une gemme verte et transparente. J'ai été découverte par hasard au milieu de la Patagonie. Mais je ne suis arrivée ici qu’après un long et périlleux voyage à travers les astres et le ciel. Si la plupart de mes congénères sont nés dans la croûte terres ...  Afficher plus

Lapis-lazuli… Pierre bleue… Pline l’Ancien me décrit comme “un fragment du firmament étoilé”. Ma couleur – un bleu outremer incrusté d’éclats dorés – a laissé penser que j’étais la gemme des dieux. J’ai voyagé à peu près partout dans le monde et même donné naissance à l’une des p ...  Afficher plus

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 ...  Afficher plus

“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 ...  Afficher plus

[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 ...  Afficher plus

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 ...  Afficher plus