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Beautifully constructed in a semi-classical style, this graphic novel features a light-spirited romantic story. This latest installment in the Louvre collection tells the tale of a museum director in a waking dream after his retirement dinner where he wanders the vast halls of the museum before eloping with a muse. The magic of the vast museum melds with the ethereal storytelling to create a unique graphic novel that stands as an unforgettable experience.

Pacific Palace, un hôtel paisible au bord d'un lac qui l'est tout autant. Spirou regrette déjà d'y avoir fait engager à ses côtés Fantasio, viré comme un malpropre du Moustique. Car l'ex-journaliste reconverti en groom n'a vraiment pas la vocation et ne rate pas une occasion de fâcher M. Paul, leur supérieur hiérarchique. Mais trop tard pour faire machine arrière : un véritable huis clos est décrété et l'hôtel se retrouve sans clientèle et avec un personnel réduit pour accueillir discrètement Iliex Korda, dictateur déchu du Karajan, petit pays des Balkans. Dans ses bagages, d'imposants gardes du corps mais aussi Elena, fille du "Grand Guide" au regard envoûtant, dont Spirou tombe instantanément amoureux. Alors que Fantasio ne rate pas une occasion de provoquer l'entourage du tyran, Spirou essaie de comprendre l'étrange ballet politicien qui se joue presque sous ses yeux.

When Yugoslavia was created in 1918, the new state was a patchwork of Serbs, Croats, Slovenes, and other ethnic groups. It still was in January 1929, when King Aleksandar suspended the Yugoslav constitution and began an ambitious program to impose a new Yugoslav national identity on his subjects. By the time Aleksandar was killed by an assassin’s bullet five years later, he not only had failed to create a unified Yugoslav nation but his dictatorship had also contributed to an increase in interethnic tensions. In Making Yugoslavs, Christian Axboe Nielsen uses extensive archival research to explain the failure of the dictatorship’s program of forced nationalization. Focusing on how ordinary Yugoslavs responded to Aleksandar’s nationalization project, the book illuminates an often-ignored era of Yugoslav history whose lessons remain relevant not just for the study of Balkan history but for many multiethnic societies today.

A red Mother with Child, a 14th century African sculpture, is saved from the destructive madness of Islamists by Alou, a young honey hunter. In the company of other migrants, sisters, and brothers of misfortune, Alou goes all out to reach Europe. His goal and obsession: entrust the precious statuette to the Louvre Museum! A new and exciting addition to the ever-expanding Louvre collection that commissions graphic novels from leading world artists to spin tales around the famous museum.

A study of the emerging cultural model of "cosmodernism"

Presents experiment, theory and technology in a unified manner. Contains numerous illustrations, tables and references as well as carefully selected problems for students. Surveys the fascinating historical development of the field.

Provenance research in the art trade? It does exist, that much is known, but what is taking place in essence? What is or was subject of research, by whom, for what purpose and what are the results? To date, only a few ‘insiders’ have had the opportunity to obtain answers to these questions. This is largely because research results from the art trade are only published to a very limited extent: they are mentioned in the catalog with just a few lines. The efforts behind the in-depth research are hard to recognize for outsiders. This is the first publication of an ‘inside view’ from the provenance research department at a major German auction house, with the aim of making research into previously unknown Jewish collections and dealers accessible to an academic community. At the same time, this publication also wants to demonstrate how provenance research is or can be carried out in the auction trade. Renowned guest authors from research institutions, museums, the international restitution system, private archives and the art trade pro- vide a framework and superstructure for the specific case studies. The articles address the often uneasy relationship between the art trade and the academic world. However, they also illustrate the opportunities that a close exchange in the field of provenance research can and should offer. Thus, 25 years after the adoption of the Washington Principles, which provided guidelines for public handling of Nazi plunder, but by no means for the private and commercial sector, this publication is also an appeal: for transparency, for cooperation, and for a common goal. The original German version of this book was published in 2023 under the title ‘Provenienz­forschung und Kunsthandel’ to mark the 25th anniversary of the Washington Principles.

The story of the aces who flew the MS.406, an important aircraft not only because it was built in larger numbers than any other French fighter of the period, but also because it was the first modern fighter in the Armée de l'Air inventory. Although comparable to the British Hurricane and early models of the German Bf 109, it was outclassed when flown against the more powerful, and faster, Bf 109E. With little or no protection (no armour or self-sealing tanks), the MS.406 sustained heavy losses during the Battle of France. Too lightly armed, and fitted with unreliable weaponry, the French fighter struggled to down German bombers. It therefore comes as no surprise that only a dozen French pilots became fully fledged aces on the type during this period, despite the aircraft being present in significant numbers. However a score of pilots, who bagged their very first kills at the controls of the MS.406, fought on after the fall of France, flying Dewoitine D.520s, Spitfires and even Soviet Yak-3s to attain ace status against both Allied and Axis opponents.

En pleine récré, une créature poilue, à mi-chemin entre le chien et le kangourou, vient trouver Théo... et se met à lui parler ! Cet animal à l’intelligence étonnante, ce « Zarbi », est un extraterrestre, cela ne fait aucun doute. Mais pourquoi a-t-il choisi Théo comme confident ? Et pourquoi, subitement, les centrales nucléaires du monde entier se mettent-elles à l’arrêt ? Ce texte a été testé par des enfants et relu par une orthophoniste.

L’appel au ralliement à la république adressé par le pape Léon XIII aux catholiques français inaugure un demi-siècle de débats politiques et sociaux qui déchirent le clergé, les notables et les militants catholiques du diocèse de Chambéry et interfèrent constamment avec les projets pastoraux élaborés en réponse aux défis extérieurs (anticléricalisme) et intérieurs (fractures de la chrétienté restaurée au lendemain de la révolution). Après l'épreuve de la séparation, l'épiscopat du cardinal Dubillard (1908-1914) apparait comme la première étape d'une mobilisation de grande ampleur, bientôt paralysée par la première guerre mondiale et plus encore par les affrontements idéologiques qui atteignent leur apogée sous l'épiscopat de Mgr Castellan (1915-1936). La fin des années 1930 amorce toutefois un nouveau cours du catholicisme chambérien dans la dynamique de l'action catholique spécialisée.