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Valeria Pugliese

Heliogabalus: Ode to Anarchy

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...

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Mid-April Paraphernalia

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

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Opium Dream

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

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'Infiniti Auguri alla Nomade'

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

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The Yellow Book: a Nineties Nostalgia

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...

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The piercing Beauty of Saint Sebastian

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

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À rebours: a "fin du globe" taste for Beauty

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...

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Introducing Philippe Jullian and my latest reading: Flight into Egypt

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

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Aubrey Beardsley: Tate Britain Exhibition

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...

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Preface: welcome to DeMerteuil.com

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