A recent interview of the restorer of the Bayeux Tapestry (5'). It already has 10000 folds and 16000 missing parts; further degradations and rips are unavoidable; every move is dangerous; even its actual vertical exposure is untenable (!). She is palpably worried. www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...
The MGH have reinstated a Dokumentlieferdienst, or reprography service, and I'm advertising it on their behalf. If don't have access to a german library, you can order PDFs of rare papers and books, directly from their online catalogue. Example below! mgh.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/se...
I would gladly have the tapestry in the British Museum forever (it would have many more visitors than in tiny Bayeux), under reliable conditions of transportation!
L'université et les marchés publics, épisode xxx. On demande un AR Paris-Leeds en juillet. Prix Opodo : 1 escale, 600€ l'AR Prix agence/marché : 2 escales (par Lyon et Amsterdam..!), 850€ l'AR. Avec 1 seule escale, "les prix explosent à 2000€". L'Etat y gagne... c'est sûr!
--> pétition contre l'instauration de frais d'inscription à la bibliothèque de l'ENS. Après l'instauration de frais à la BIS il y a 5 ans, voilà les banlieusards et provinciaux encore contraints de payer pour travailler. chng.it/XbppPwZYvB
Sur l'histoire du débat intellectuel au sein de l'Église, une discussion entre historiens, avec Pierre-Antoine Fabre, animée par Christophe Dickès www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT3Y...
Nelson herself has demonstrated since 1991 that the ASB contribute to a public sphere in which criticism of power was feasible even within the court itself. This new translation, which would not have been possible without her work, stands as a tribute to the career of this distinguished historian.
The theme of space, territory and frontiers has been the subject of considerable research in recent years. We present a map of the 870 Treaty of Meersen, informed by the latest studies (of M. Parisse, M. Gaillard and J. Schneider), rendering these findings more accessible to the public. 6/7
