Sophie Defrance

Marco de espejo, 1714-ca.1178. bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?id=0…

La 1ère guerre mondiale fut terrible pour Noyon, ravagée à 90% et occupée par l'armée allemande pendant près de 4 ans. Les photos prises après guerre témoignent de l'ampleur des destructions et du relèvement qu'il a fallu accomplir avant une nouvelle guerre, nouvelle occupation.

As the Entente Cordiale turns 120, Drs @Cha_Faucher & @ClareSiviter reflect on the contributions made by @FrenchUoB1 colleagues to commemorate this special year in Franco-British relations Read about the exhibition & events to enhance public awareness 👉 bit.ly/3DtRwgR

What a wonderful event - ‘Rendez-vous at the @britishlibrary’. Many thanks to Sophie De France, @AmbascienceUK and their teams! It was a great honour to talk among so many esteemed colleagues and to hear about all the 🇫🇷🇬🇧collaboration between the BL and France.

Don’t miss @sciencemuseum‘s new grand exhibition Versailles: Science & Splendour🌞 Discover how the Palace of Versailles used science as a tool of power in this illuminating new exhibition. 🌕🦏⏰ 📅 12 Dec 2024 – 21 Apr 2025 🎟️ sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do/ver…

Very proud to have initiated and organised the event "Rendez-vous @britishlibrary" with @FferranFerran @AmbascienceUK and with the support of the @FSLG25, and of Mark Storey, Trustee of the @FNL313. Thank you to all our speakers, participants, and visitors.

Dr Guillaume Perissol, Head of Libraries at the Institute Francais du Royaume-Unie talks about his exhibition to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the Entante Cordial at the seminar Rendezvous at the British Library.

@Libriul Sophie Defrance is opening the seminar ‘Rendezvous at the British Library’, the afternoon programme ‘Collections in French at the British Library’. Michel Pastoureau, expert on colour par excellence talks about the British origins of the French flag Tricolor.

@britishlibrary @ifru_london @FranceintheUK @FSLG25 @AmbascienceUK @william_marx On the 6th of December!

Rendez-vous @britishlibrary to explore, enjoy and be inspired by our collections in French! @ifru_london @FranceintheUK @FSLG25 @AmbascienceUK 🎟️Free tickets: bit.ly/BLRendezVous with, among others, acclaimed author Michel Pastoureau and Professor William Marx @william_marx

Merci Caro… mais surtout, merci a nos intervenants! @EurekaParis5

@britishlibrary @FSLG25 @ifru_london @AmbascienceUK @AmbascienceUK @ifru_london @FranceintheUK @FSLG25

Celebrate French culture, literature and research with us this 6 December 📚 Explore our French collections with acclaimed author Michel Pastoureau, and join Professor William Marx for an inspiring talk. 🎟️Free tickets: bit.ly/BLRendezVous

@britishlibrary @FSLG25 @ifru_london @AmbascienceUK Illustration by the talented Clo’e Floirat cloefloirat.com

@britishlibrary @FSLG25 @ifru_london @AmbascienceUK @katemosse Illustration by the talented Clo’e Floirat!

@liamsims @aglmasters Congrats!

With a huge sense of joy & relief I have just submitted my PhD thesis. 79,869 words. 241 pages. 5 years & 10 months of my life. Looking forward to a summer of rest & a viva in a couple of months. But now, champagne with a long-suffering but patient & lovely @aglmasters. #phdlife

📌Révélations sur Platon grâce aux nouvelles lectures des papyrus d’Herculanum ! Des fragments inédits de l’épicurien Philodeme de Gadara donnent des précisions sur ses derniers jours, le lieu de sa sépulture, corrige la date où il fut fait esclave. 👉 ansa.it//canale_scienz…

Carmen Amaya 1913-1963 was considered "the greatest Flamenco dancer ever" and was the first woman to master the intricate footwork that was often reserved for the best male dancers. Here she is dancing in 1944. #Flamenco 💃 La Capitana ⁣ Source: romarchive.eu/en/flamenco/ca…⁣ ⁣

Photos that don't look real but are - thread 🧵 1. Cranberry harvest by Kristina Makeeva

Special thank you to my 3 new followers from UK., and more last week. fedica.com/!Libriul

Special thank you to my 3 new followers from France, and more last week. fedica.com/!Libriul