This massive medieval manuscript, nicknamed "The Devil's Bible," contains multiple lengthy entries, a few shorter pieces, and several illustrations. Written by a single scribe, the Codex Gigas is often sensationalized in stories about its creation.

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This massive medieval manuscript, nicknamed "The Devil's Bible," contains multiple lengthy entries, a few shorter pieces, and several illustrations. Written by a single scribe, the Codex Gigas is often sensationalized in stories about its creation.

Codex Gigas

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This 2019 episode explores the difficult-to-study work of Laurencin. In addition to her work not quite falling in line with the artists who were her contemporaries, her personal papers are difficult to access, are censored, and have strict limitations put on their use. 

This 2019 episode explores the difficult-to-study work of Laurencin. In addition to her work not quite falling in line with the artists who were her contemporaries, her personal papers are difficult to access, are censored, and have strict limitations put on their use.&nbsp;

SYMHC Classics: Marie Laurencin

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Tracy talks about how the show's recording schedule meant that this week's Monday episode got revised repeatedly to reflect current events. Holly talks about the way theater performances during portions of heavy censorship in France incorporated audience participation.

Tracy talks about how the show's recording schedule meant that this week's Monday episode got revised repeatedly to reflect current events. Holly talks about the way theater performances during portions of heavy censorship in France incorporated audience participation.

Behind the Scenes Minis: Censorship Cats

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“Le Chat Noir” is one of the most famous pieces of late 19th century European art, but the artist behind it was also very active in France's anarchist and socialist political groups of the time.

Research:
Asimakis, Magdalyn. “War, Socialism, and Cats: Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen's Political Artistic Practice.” The Met. Nov. 2, 2017. https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/theophile-alexandre-steinlen-cats-socialism-world-war-i
Budge, A. “Arts & Decoration Combined with the Spur.” Volumes 19-20. 1923. Accessed online: https://books.google.com/books?id=joAyAQAAIAAJ&vq=steinlen&source=gbs_navlinks_s
“Charles Matlack Price letters 1917-1947 [bulk 1918-1923].” The New York Public Library – Archives and Manuscripts. https://archives.nypl.org/mss/18567#:~:text=His%20career%20trajectory%20was%20briefly,to%20friends%2C%20and%20his%20work
“Declaration of the Rights of Man – 1789.” Yale Law School. https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/rightsof.asp
Fau-Vincenti, Véronique. “STEINLEN Théophile, Alexandre.” Le Maitron. Nov. 4, 2009. https://maitron.fr/steinlen-theophile-alexandre/
Gegout, E. and Ch. Malato. “Prison fin de siècle : souvenirs de Pélagie.” Paris. G. Charpentier et E. Fasquelle. 1891. https://digital-research-books-beta.nypl.org/read/7581051
Glass, Chloe. “Printmaker Theophile Steinlen Used Art to Advocate for Social Change in 1900s France.” Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. https://crystalbridges.org/blog/printmaker-theophile-steinlen-used-art-to-advocate-for-social-change-in-1900s-france/
Goldstein, Robert Justin. “Fighting French Censorship, 1815-1881.” The French Review, vol. 71, no. 5, 1998, pp. 785–96. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/398913
Guthrie, Christopher E. “History of Censorship in France.” EBSCO. 2023. https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/politics-and-government/history-censorship-france
Kagan, Étienne, et al. “GEGOUT Ernest.”Le Maitron. April 7, 2014. https://maitron.fr/gegout-ernest-charles-joseph-ernest-dit-dictionnaire-des-anarchistes
Olsen, Annikka. “The Surprising Story of the Cat-Obsessed Artist Behind the Famed ‘Le Chat Noir’ Poster.” Artnet News. Oct. 28, 2024. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/theophile-alexandre-steinlen-tournee-du-chat-noir-2417712?amp=1
Stefiuk, Eleanor. 2022. “Villiers de L’Isle-Adam’s Anarchism: A Legacy of the Paris Commune.” Dix-Neuf26 (1): 1–17. doi:10.1080/14787318.2021.2010167

&ldquo;Le Chat Noir&rdquo; is one of the most famous pieces of late 19th century European art, but the artist behind it was also very active in France's anarchist and socialist political groups of the time.
Research:
<ul>
<li>Asimakis, Magdalyn. &ldquo;War, Socialism, and Cats: Th&eacute;ophile-Alexandre Steinlen's Political Artistic Practice.&rdquo; The Met. Nov. 2, 2017. https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/theophile-alexandre-steinlen-cats-socialism-world-war-i</li>
<li>Budge, A. &ldquo;Arts &amp; Decoration Combined with the Spur.&rdquo; Volumes 19-20. 1923. Accessed online: https://books.google.com/books?id=joAyAQAAIAAJ&amp;vq=steinlen&amp;source=gbs_navlinks_s</li>
<li>&ldquo;Charles Matlack Price letters 1917-1947 [bulk 1918-1923].&rdquo; The New York Public Library &ndash; Archives and Manuscripts. https://archives.nypl.org/mss/18567#:~:text=His%20career%20trajectory%20was%20briefly,to%20friends%2C%20and%20his%20work</li>
<li>&ldquo;Declaration of the Rights of Man &ndash; 1789.&rdquo; Yale Law School. https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/rightsof.asp</li>
<li>Fau-Vincenti, V&eacute;ronique. &ldquo;STEINLEN Th&eacute;ophile, Alexandre.&rdquo; Le Maitron. Nov. 4, 2009. https://maitron.fr/steinlen-theophile-alexandre/</li>
<li>Gegout, E. and Ch. Malato. &ldquo;Prison fin de si&egrave;cle : souvenirs de P&eacute;lagie.&rdquo; Paris. G. Charpentier et E. Fasquelle. 1891. https://digital-research-books-beta.nypl.org/read/7581051</li>
<li>Glass, Chloe. &ldquo;Printmaker Theophile Steinlen Used Art to Advocate for Social Change in 1900s France.&rdquo; Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. https://crystalbridges.org/blog/printmaker-theophile-steinlen-used-art-to-advocate-for-social-change-in-1900s-france/</li>
<li>Goldstein, Robert Justin. &ldquo;Fighting French Censorship, 1815-1881.&rdquo;&nbsp;The French Review, vol. 71, no. 5, 1998, pp. 785&ndash;96.&nbsp;JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/398913</li>
<li>Guthrie, Christopher E. &ldquo;History of Censorship in France.&rdquo; EBSCO. 2023. https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/politics-and-government/history-censorship-france</li>
<li>Kagan, &Eacute;tienne, et al. &ldquo;GEGOUT Ernest.&rdquo;Le Maitron. April 7, 2014. https://maitron.fr/gegout-ernest-charles-joseph-ernest-dit-dictionnaire-des-anarchistes</li>
<li>Olsen, Annikka. &ldquo;The Surprising Story of the Cat-Obsessed Artist Behind the Famed &lsquo;Le Chat Noir&rsquo; Poster.&rdquo; Artnet News. Oct. 28, 2024. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/theophile-alexandre-steinlen-tournee-du-chat-noir-2417712?amp=1</li>
<li>Stefiuk, Eleanor. 2022. &ldquo;Villiers de L&rsquo;Isle-Adam&rsquo;s Anarchism: A Legacy of the Paris Commune.&rdquo;&nbsp;Dix-Neuf26 (1): 1&ndash;17. doi:10.1080/14787318.2021.2010167</li>
</ul>

“Le Chat Noir” is one of the most famous pieces of late 19th century European art, but the artist behind it was also very active in France's anarchist and socialist political groups of the time.

Théophile Steinlen Beyond 'Le Chat Noir'

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