18th Century

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An eighteenth-century intaglio printing workshop, from Diderot and d'Alembert's Encyclopédie.

15 Jul 2026

The Great Cat Massacre: A Guide to Cultural History

What can the massacre of cats by eighteenth-century Parisian printing apprentices tell us about how cultural history works? From Robert Darnton to Saidiya Hartman, this is a guide to the field.

15 Jul 2026

The Great Cat Massacre: A Guide to Cultural History

What can the massacre of cats by eighteenth-century Parisian printing apprentices tell us about how cultural history works? From Robert Darnton to Saidiya Hartman, this is a guide to the field.