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One month ago I was in Rome. When in Rome, in almost a 40 degrees inferno, I prioritised my visit to the Capitoline Museums; no one...

The first two weeks of April 2023 have been 'heterogeneous', an extravagant amalgamation of Beauty, aesthetic exploration, death,...

Monsieur de Phocas, Jean Lorrain: mid-February, I savoured this book to the end. The weekend after I meandered across the British Museum,...

A celebration of Luisa Casati 142th birthday Memento Mori Sunday 22nd January 2023. It is an arctic early morning in Brompton Cemetery....

A Nineties Nostalgia "You poisoned me with a book once. I should not forgive that. Harry, promise me that you will never lend that book...

20th January 2021, slightly over two weeks ago, was Saint Sebastian’s name day. The parish church of Saint Mary Magdalene in Ciminna...

The year is dying. I am held captive in a Tier 4 lockdown London. Spleen has been devouring me. My ennui led me to acute political...

I have been a Philippe Jullian affectionate reader and vintage book collector for approximately three years. Philippe Jullian (1919 -...

Today, 16th October 2020, London is entering into Tier 2 lock-down. Weekend is coming and I am, this is my new tormented Friday evening...

Disclaimer: this first blog post may contain newbie engagement awkwardness. Well, good evening and welcome to DeMerteuil.com. My name is...