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Mercure Galant: Messenger of the Past – January Divertissements 1680

Posted on December 26, 2018 by

Esteemed Readers, here is another note from the Mercure Galant telling about January feast, taken on occasion of an ordinary Carnival before the Lenten period. The Opera is as always the most preferable pleasure: “…It’s time to tell you about … Continue reading →

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