Maxime Old. Architecte-décorateur. Afrique Their resistance through books is

Their resistance through books is an allegory: that of the absolute refusal of any form of political or religious domination

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“The image of Alexander the Conqueror among Byzantine chroniclers”

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Maxime Old. Architecte-décorateur. Afrique Their resistance through books isThe reissue of this monograph on Maxime Old (1910 1991) chronologically traces the career and work of this great decorator, through an in depth study of his production notebooks, his archives, and his participation in the Salons. Maxime Old, from a family of cabinetmakers, studied at the Boulle school before completing his training in the workshop of Jacques mile Ruhlmann, the greatest decorator of his time. Born at a pivotal time when society was