France
Subject
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Scope Note: Area inhabited by Lower Paleolithic; Celt-speaking Gauls dominated by 5th century BCE; part of Roman Empire 125 BCE-5th century, then under Frankish influence; lost land to England 12th-16th centuries; monarchy fell in Revolution 1792; recurring expansion 16-19th centuries; official language is French, though Provençal, Breton, Flemish, Catalan, Corsican, Basque, and Germanic regional patois are also spoken.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
French Prints, 1500-1800, from the Moore S. Achenbach Collection, September 9-[30], 1948
Sub-Series
Abstract
An exhibition of about 50 prints by French artists from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century from the collection of Moore S. Achenbach. The exhibition records span three folders.
Dates:
September 9-[30], 1948