TIL that during the French Revolution more than 4,000,000 volumes were burnt, of which 25,000 were medieval manuscripts
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Archives Lost: The French Revolution and the Destruction of Medieval French Manuscripts
“Revolutionary Material Culture Series” This series examines the Age of Revolutions through its material markers, reminding us that materials themselves reflected and shaped political cultures arou…Age of Revolutions
