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Guibert of Nogent: Brooding on GodGuibert of Nogent was a flawed abbot in northern France, who found it difficult to adapt to the changes wrought by the 12th-century Renaissance. Yet his newly translated writings are among the first works in the West to examine man’s inner life, says Charles Freeman. |
Calamity in CairoJonathan Downs reports on the fire last December that caused extensive damage to one of Egypt’s most important collections of historical manuscripts. |
The Longman-History Today Prize 2012One of Britain’s finest Renaissance scholars and a ground-breaking study of the night in Early Modern Europe were among the winners at our annual celebration of excellence in history. |
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Slideshow: The Paintings of Johan ZoffanyTo mark a major new exhibition at the Royal Academy, a gallery of paintings by Johan Zoffany. |
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