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16 hours ago · One last difference between Baroque and Rococo is the interest that 18th century aristocrats had for East Asia. Chinoiserie was a style in fine art, architecture and design, popular during the 18th century, that was heavily inspired by Chinese art, but also by Rococo at the same time. Because traveling to China or other Far Eastern countries ...
- 17th–18th centuries
16 hours ago · Please note May 18th already is sold out. Learn more. ~Book tickets before they sell out for the annual dazzling Independence Day fireworks display along with 18th-century music and entertainment. Tickets go on sale on May 6th. Learn more. ~Meet Jeffrey Rosen, President and CEO of the National Constitution Center, at a book event on May 9th.
16 hours ago · The European Research Council (ERC) recently announced the winners of its latest round of large "Advanced Grants". Three philosophers were among them. They and their projects are: Stefano Bacin (University of Milan): Ethics and Moral Life in the 18th Century: A New Take on Early Modern Ethics The project shall investigate eighteenth-century ethics putting in
16 hours ago · A new exhibition has been launched at Strokestown Park House, in the last preserved 18th-century gallery kitchen in Ireland. Titled Food, Feasts and Footmen the exhibition sheds light on servant life through displays and informative narratives highlighting kitchen workspaces, food preparation and serving, in addition to the contrasting existences of the gentry in the dining room.
16 hours ago · The full text of most of the items indexed in ESTC may be available in: Early English Books Online, Eighteenth Century Collections Online or Early American Imprints I & II & Supplements. The ESTC does include items that have not or will not be digitized so it is the most complete Index for the period.
5 hours ago · It was originally a much more modest 18th century farmhouse before barns and an older non-conformist chapel were amalgamated in the 1930s to form one large country house.
12 hours ago · Ayahs first appeared as a distinct occupational group in India during the late eighteenth century, coinciding with the arrival of British wives. These women, known as "memsahibs," relied heavily on ayahs for childcare, establishing ayahs as a crucial element in British households in India. In the ...
