She points to a pair of early 18th-century shoes adorned with green ... silk and porcelain—were popular during the Age of Enlightenment. A pair of fashionable heels from colonial America ...

Aleppo and Edinburgh became unlikely partners, connecting worlds through trade, science and the exchange of ideas ...

"Dare to Know: Prints and Drawings in the Age of Enlightenment” looks at prints and drawings from the 18th century, a time of revolutions -- both political and idological. The exhibition encourages ...

One of the goals of the book is to return to 18th century conceptions of Enlightenment. I think that in the 18th century contemporaries were obsessed with avoiding wars of religion; their parents ...

18th century Italian-Austrian artist Ignaz Unterberger ... Freemasonry’s modern incarnation dates to the 18 th century Age of Enlightenment, when educated Englishmen aimed to commune with ...

All around you, the garden comes alive. Aerial acrobats will soar above the wigs, jugglers and fencers will enliven the ...