France
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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.
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French Prints from the Achenbach Collection: An Exhibit Celebrating the Two Thousandth Anniversary of Paris, [April]-May 14, 1951
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Abstract
From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts collection, an exhibition of prints by French artists shown at the City of Paris Gallery in San Francisco in celebration of the two thousandth anniversary of the founding of Paris, France. The exhibition records span one folder of lender correspondence.
Dates:
[April]-May 14, 1951