The west portals of Saint-Denis and Chartres

Am 5. Oktober 2013 feierte der französische Philosoph Denis Diderot (1713–1784) seinen 300. Geburtstag. Der Aufklärer wurde als Gründer und neben d‘Alembert Mit...

Beau Travail(1998) is Claire Denis' bold, sensuous masterpiece. Loosely based on Herman Melville’sBilly Budd, Sailor(1924),the film explores the complexities of desire, identity, a...

This chapter, “Sacerdotal Subversion in Saint-Domingue,” provides important historical, political, and religious context for understanding the relationship between the priest and t...

The former abbey church of Saint-Sernin in Toulouse - now known as the Basilica of Saint-Sernin - was built between about 1080 and 1120, and restored by French architect Viollet-le...