CATALOGUE

Odoric de Pordenone was one of the rare medieval European voyagers to recount their travels throughout Asia. He narrates his colorful journey and observations, from strange Hindu rites, to the islands of Indonesia. A ­quarter-century after Marco Polo,...

The publication of the Triumphe de Temperance brings to an end the edition of the Triumphe des Vertuz, the monumental work on the cardinal virtues written by the 'rhétoriqueur' Jean Thenaud...

We speak of historical currents and trends, but we should be careful to remember that they do not descend on humanity from afar: they come from humanity itself. We can often say where they began, which hand helped them grow ...

The correspondence between Piero Bigongiari and Giuseppe Ungaretti spans a central period in Italian literature (1942-1970), revealing its principal themes and debates from the point of view of two cultural actors. Mixing public and private, these...

The royal councils were an essential part of the King's government, an extension of his political being. Michel Antoine examines the complex institutions that composed the different royal councils under the Ancien Régime, studying the reach ...

This book is a study of the key normative Confucean concept of "rites" in the thought of Ogyû Sorai. It is an attempt to frame his vision in the general perspective of the philosophy of law.

This study crosses numerous sources, including company archives and interviews, to shed new light on the Suez Canal and its managing firm. This controversial subject has provoked much debate in political, ideological and historical circles...