MADAME DE POMPADOUR (324 pp ... The only interesting thing about her childhood comes from an account book, where she records payment of 600 livres to a fortune teller “for having predicted ...

The title of this magnificent new book—Everyday Rococo: Madame de Pompadour and Sèvres Porcelain—on a familiar, indeed almost clichéd subject is intriguing and intentionally paradoxical.

Mr. Garrick and Miss Bellamy in the characters of Romeo and Juliet Folger Shakespeare Library Digital Image Collection Old books are full of beautiful, intricate engravings. But without expertise ...