Comments on: Encyclo(pedia) seculorum?

Encyclo(pedia) seculorum?

languagehat — Sat, 10 Apr 2004 14:37:20 -0800

Insecula: L'encyclopédie des arts et de l'architecture is a French language art website containing images and descriptions of thousands of works of art from major museums and collections in France and elsewhere, including the Louvre, the Musée d'Orsay, the Palace of Versailles, the Centre Pompidou, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the MOMA.

But it's not just museums and art. It's got Mayan ruins, Manhattan and Brooklyn, and of course lots of Paris streets. I can't believe plep hasn't posted this already...

By: languagehat

languagehat — Sat, 10 Apr 2004 14:38:16 -0800

I found it by googling Barbette (the name of a Paris street) and having this come up. Then I started looking around... It's only in French so far, but that shouldn't be too much of a problem, since it's mostly proper names, and apparently they're planning to add an English version (judging by the nonfunctioning link at the upper right).

By: Wolfie

Wolfie — Sat, 10 Apr 2004 14:53:40 -0800

This is great. I'm stuck in my office today and being able to escape to the streets or paris - if even for just a few minutes - has made my day.

By: amberglow

amberglow — Sat, 10 Apr 2004 14:54:56 -0800

wonderful! : >

By: Postroad

Postroad — Sat, 10 Apr 2004 15:13:39 -0800

Plep may not have posted but I sure will very soon---thanks.

By: vacapinta

vacapinta — Sat, 10 Apr 2004 15:29:03 -0800

Awesome!!

By: Dick Paris

Dick Paris — Sat, 10 Apr 2004 16:31:47 -0800

Ca c'est formidable, Monsieur Chapeau-langue!

By: MiguelCardoso

MiguelCardoso — Sat, 10 Apr 2004 17:15:21 -0800

Oh la la la!

By: Paragon

Paragon — Sat, 10 Apr 2004 17:15:24 -0800

Excellent link. And that's all I have to say about that.

By: jon_kill

jon_kill — Sat, 10 Apr 2004 22:25:27 -0800

I knew I learned French for a reason.

By: plep

plep — Sun, 11 Apr 2004 00:35:07 -0800

[this is good] ;)

By: gesamtkunstwerk

gesamtkunstwerk — Sun, 11 Apr 2004 08:15:53 -0800

Wow. French Encyclopedias are simply in a different league. This is beautiful.

By: carter

carter — Sun, 11 Apr 2004 10:22:40 -0800

Very lovely, thanks!