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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the Tour de Bethune built 1440 (centre) and Tour de Verrines (right), and moat, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Street sign of the Rue de l'Alchimie, Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. Bourges has a long tradition with alchemy and many of its buildings, such as the Palais Jacques Coeur, the Cathedral and the Hotel Lallemant display symbols and sculptures which are thought to relate to alchemical processes. Many scholars of alchemy, such as Fulcanelli, Mathe, Chenu, Van Lennep and Bulteau have studied the Bourges buildings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the petit chateau built 1377 (left), keep built 1395 (right), and moat, with river Loire, aerial view, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the petit chateau built 1377 (left), keep built 1395 (right), and moat, with river Loire behind, aerial view, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the Tour de Verrines (left) and Tour de la Chapelle d'Anguilllon (right) of the keep, built 1395, and moat, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the petit chateau built 1377 (left), keep built 1395 (right), and moat, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the petit chateau built 1377 (left), keep built 1395 (right), and moat, aerial view, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the keep built 1395 (left), Tour d'Artillerie (right), Tour de Bethune (far right), and moat, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the petit chateau built 1377 (left), keep built 1395 (right), and bridge over the moat, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the petit chateau built 1377 (left), keep built 1395 (right), and moat, aerial view, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the petit chateau built 1377 (left), keep built 1395 (right), and moat, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the petit chateau built 1377 (left), keep built 1395 (right), seen from across the moat, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the keep built 1395 (right), begun 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the petit chateau built 1377 (left), keep built 1395 (right), seen from across the moat, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the petit chateau built 1377 (left), keep built 1395 (right), seen from a bridge over the moat, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the petit chateau built 1377 (left), keep built 1395 (right), and bridge over the moat, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the petit chateau built 1377 (left), keep built 1395 (right), and moat, aerial view, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the petit chateau built 1377 (left), keep built 1395 (right), and moat, aerial view, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle de l'assommoir, built to operate the drawbridge and from where to throw projectiles, and later used as a study and treasury by the duc de Sully who added the fireplace, in the first floor of the western tower in the entrance building, in the Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle d'Honneur, or Hall of Honour, used as a reception, justice and banqueting hall, on the first or noble floor of the keep, built 1395, in the Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The hall was redecorated under Maximilien de Bethune in the 17th century and features a monumental fireplace with trompe l'oeil painting of the Chateau de Rosny-sur-Seine and walls lined with portraits. The castle is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Maximilien Pierre Francois Nicolas de Bethune, 1664-1712, 4th duc de Sully, painting, in the Salle d'Honneur, or Hall of Honour, used as a reception, justice and banqueting hall, on the first or noble floor of the keep, built 1395, in the Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The room was redecorated by Maximilien de Bethune in the 17th century and is lined with portraits. The castle is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chemin de Ronde, or walkway, connecting the petit chateau to the Tour de l'Artillerie, built 17th century by Maximilien de Bethune, in the Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The walkway is 15m above ground and guards could view 10km around from here. The castle is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle de l'assommoir, built to operate the drawbridge and from where to throw projectiles, and later used as a study and treasury by the duc de Sully, in the first floor of the western tower in the entrance building, in the Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle d'Honneur, or Hall of Honour, used as a reception, justice and banqueting hall, on the first or noble floor of the keep, built 1395, in the Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The hall was redecorated under Maximilien de Bethune in the 17th century and is hung with portraits. The castle is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle d'Honneur, or Hall of Honour, used as a reception, justice and banqueting hall, on the first or noble floor of the keep, built 1395, in the Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The hall was redecorated under Maximilien de Bethune in the 17th century and features a monumental fireplace with trompe l'oeil painting of the Chateau de Rosny-sur-Seine and walls lined with portraits. The castle is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grisaille painted ceiling beam with ram's head, cannon balls (representing the duc de Sully's role as master of artillery) and armour, in the Salle d'Honneur, or Hall of Honour, used as a reception, justice and banqueting hall, on the first or noble floor of the keep, built 1395, in the Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The hall was redecorated under Maximilien de Bethune in the 17th century. The castle is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle d'Honneur, or Hall of Honour, used as a reception, justice and banqueting hall, on the first or noble floor of the keep, built 1395, in the Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The hall was redecorated under Maximilien de Bethune in the 17th century and features a monumental fireplace with trompe l'oeil painting of the Chateau de Rosny-sur-Seine and walls lined with portraits. The castle is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Cardinal Pierre du Cambout de Coislin, 1636-1706, bishop of Orleans 1665-1706, painting, in the Salle d'Honneur, or Hall of Honour, used as a reception, justice and banqueting hall, on the first or noble floor of the keep, built 1395, in the Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The room was redecorated by Maximilien de Bethune in the 17th century and is lined with portraits. The castle is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden roof frame or Grand Galetas, in the third floor room of the keep, built 1395, in the Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The trusses are made from chestnut wood and resemble an upturned ship's keel. The castle is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Rosny-sur-Seine, birthplace of Maximilien de Bethune, who redecorated this room in the 17th century, trompe l'oeil painting on the monumental fireplace, in the Salle d'Honneur, or Hall of Honour, used as a reception, justice and banqueting hall, on the first or noble floor of the keep, built 1395, in the Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grande salle basse, or great lower hall, used by the lords' servants, on the ground floor of the keep, built 1395, in the Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. In the 17th century the room was divided into 4 rooms used as a kitchen, waiting room and communal areas. The castle is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grisaille trompe l'oeil painting in the window recess of the Salle d'Honneur, or Hall of Honour, used as a reception, justice and banqueting hall, on the first or noble floor of keep, built 1395, in the Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The hall was redecorated under Maximilien de Bethune in the 17th century. The castle is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wedding chest of Francois I and Claude de France, with medallion portraits and coat of arms of France, oak, early 16th century, in the Grand Salon, or Salon de la Licorne, used as a banquet hall and reception room, at Chateau Gaillard, an Italian style Renaissance palace built 1496-1559 by Giovanni Giocondo for king Charles VIII, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and lies within the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grand Salon, or Salon de la Licorne, used as a banquet hall and reception room, with Italian style tiled floor and sienna walls and Venetian style stained glass windows, and a Renaissance monumental fireplace, at Chateau Gaillard, an Italian style Renaissance palace built 1496-1559 by Giovanni Giocondo for king Charles VIII, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and lies within the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Conspiracy of Amboise, 17th March 1560, a Protestant Rebellion and attempted kidnap of Francois II led by the prince de Conde, resulting in the hanging of the rebels on the castle ramparts at Gaillard, stained glass window, detail, in the Grand Salon, or Salon de la Licorne, used as a banquet hall and reception room, at Chateau Gaillard, an Italian style Renaissance palace built 1496-1559 by Giovanni Giocondo for king Charles VIII, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and lies within the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monumental French Renaissance fireplace with reliefs of the discoveries of the New World, in the Dining Room of cardinal Charles de Guise-Lorraine, owner of the chateau, at Chateau Gaillard, an Italian style Renaissance palace built 1496-1559 by Giovanni Giocondo for king Charles VIII, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and lies within the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Unicorn (taxidermy horse's head with a narwhal tusk) mounted on the wall above a broken pediment doorway, in the Grand Salon, or Salon de la Licorne, used as a banquet hall and reception room, at Chateau Gaillard, an Italian style Renaissance palace built 1496-1559 by Giovanni Giocondo for king Charles VIII, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and lies within the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grand Salon, or Salon de la Licorne, used as a banquet hall and reception room, with Italian style tiled floor and sienna walls and Venetian style stained glass windows, and a Renaissance monumental fireplace, at Chateau Gaillard, an Italian style Renaissance palace built 1496-1559 by Giovanni Giocondo for king Charles VIII, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and lies within the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cardinal Charles de Guise-Lorraine, 1524-74, owner of the chateau, medallion portrait, stained glass window, detail, in the Dining Room of cardinal Charles de Guise-Lorraine, owner of the chateau, at Chateau Gaillard, an Italian style Renaissance palace built 1496-1559 by Giovanni Giocondo for king Charles VIII, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and lies within the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dining Room of cardinal Charles de Guise-Lorraine, owner of the chateau, with monumental Renaissance fireplace with reliefs of the discoveries of the New World, at Chateau Gaillard, an Italian style Renaissance palace built 1496-1559 by Giovanni Giocondo for king Charles VIII, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and lies within the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Troglodyte underground kitchen, with monumental fireplace with chimney dug 25m through the rock in the 17th century, at Chateau Gaillard, an Italian style Renaissance palace built 1496-1559 by Giovanni Giocondo for king Charles VIII, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and lies within the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau Gaillard, an Italian style Renaissance palace built 1496-1559 by Giovanni Giocondo for king Charles VIII, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau is set within an estate designed by Pacello da Mercogliano featuring Renaissance gardens and an orangerie. It is listed as a historic monument and lies within the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau Gaillard, an Italian style Renaissance palace built 1496-1559 by Giovanni Giocondo for king Charles VIII, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau is set within an estate designed by Pacello da Mercogliano featuring Renaissance gardens and an orangerie. It is listed as a historic monument and lies within the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau Gaillard, aerial view, an Italian style Renaissance palace built 1496-1559 by Giovanni Giocondo for king Charles VIII, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau is set within an estate designed by Pacello da Mercogliano featuring Renaissance gardens and an orangerie. It is listed as a historic monument and lies within the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau Gaillard, an Italian style Renaissance palace built 1496-1559 by Giovanni Giocondo for king Charles VIII, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau is set within an estate designed by Pacello da Mercogliano featuring Renaissance gardens and an orangerie. It is listed as a historic monument and lies within the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau Gaillard, an Italian style Renaissance palace built 1496-1559 by Giovanni Giocondo for king Charles VIII, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau is set within an estate designed by Pacello da Mercogliano featuring Renaissance gardens and an orangerie. It is listed as a historic monument and lies within the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jardins du Roi, or King's Gardens, aerial view, designed by Pacello da Mercogliano in 1500, growing many species of citrus fruits and herbs in geometric beds with symbolic meanings, at the Chateau Gaillard, an Italian style Renaissance palace built 1496-1559 by Giovanni Giocondo for king Charles VIII, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and lies within the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau Gaillard, aerial view, an Italian style Renaissance palace built 1496-1559 by Giovanni Giocondo for king Charles VIII, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau is set within an estate designed by Pacello da Mercogliano featuring Renaissance gardens and an orangerie. It is listed as a historic monument and lies within the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Orangery, the first French royal orangery, used for growing oranges, lemons and peaches, designed by Pacello da Mercogliano in 1500, at the Chateau Gaillard, an Italian style Renaissance palace built 1496-1559 by Giovanni Giocondo for king Charles VIII, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and lies within the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Charles VIII, 1470-98, king of France, who commissioned Chateau Gaillard, medallion portrait, stained glass window, detail, at Chateau Gaillard, an Italian style Renaissance palace built 1496-1559 by Giovanni Giocondo for Charles VIII, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and lies within the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Honeymoon apartment of Mary Stuart, or Mary Queen of Scots, 1542-87, wife of Francois II, with large 4-poster bed, at Chateau Gaillard, an Italian style Renaissance palace built 1496-1559 by Giovanni Giocondo for king Charles VIII, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and lies within the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • French style parterre in front of the chateau, designed by Pacello da Mercogliano in 1500, at the Chateau Gaillard, an Italian style Renaissance palace built 1496-1559 by Giovanni Giocondo for king Charles VIII, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and lies within the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau Gaillard, an Italian style Renaissance palace built 1496-1559 by Giovanni Giocondo for king Charles VIII, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau is set within an estate designed by Pacello da Mercogliano featuring Renaissance gardens and an orangerie. It is listed as a historic monument and lies within the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plaster copy of the tomb of the Duke of Berry, 1340-1416, brother of King Charles V, with his effigy and bear sleeping at his feet, the original being in the crypt of Bourges Cathedral, or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, by Paul Gauchery, early 20th century, in the Salle d'Apparat or Ceremonial Hall of the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tapestry of children gardening, wool, Flemish or French, late 17th - early 18th century, copied from an original series made at the Manufacture des Gobelins in 1664, in the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The subject of children gardening came from Charles le Brun's decoration of the Pavillon de l'Aurore at the Chateau de Sceaux. Taken by the Nazis during WWII, these tapestries were in the Kaiser Wilhelm Museum in Krefeld 1940-48, were returned to France after Liberation and given to the Bourges museum in 1960. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Second tapestry of children gardening, wool, Flemish or French, late 17th - early 18th century, copied from an original series made at the Manufacture des Gobelins in 1664, in the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The subject of children gardening came from Charles le Brun's decoration of the Pavillon de l'Aurore at the Chateau de Sceaux. Taken by the Nazis during WWII, these tapestries were in the Kaiser Wilhelm Museum in Krefeld 1940-48, were returned to France after Liberation and given to the Bourges museum in 1960. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tapestry of children gardening, wool, Flemish or French, late 17th - early 18th century, copied from an original series made at the Manufacture des Gobelins in 1664, in the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The subject of children gardening came from Charles le Brun's decoration of the Pavillon de l'Aurore at the Chateau de Sceaux. Taken by the Nazis during WWII, these tapestries were in the Kaiser Wilhelm Museum in Krefeld 1940-48, were returned to France after Liberation and given to the Bourges museum in 1960. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wool tapestry representing Spring, from the series Les Saisons de Lucas, after the artist who is thought to have drawn the original cartoons, Lucas van Leyden, Flemish, 17th century, in the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The tapestry shows the agricultural pursuits of the peasants such as gardening and fishing with nets and the leisure pursuits of the nobility in Flanders in the 1530s. After being damaged in WWII, the tapestry was owned by the Nazi Hermann Goering, and was returned to France in 1947 on Liberation, and given to the Bourges museum in 1967. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Men fishing with nets in a castle moat, detail from the wool tapestry representing Spring, from the series Les Saisons de Lucas, after the artist who is thought to have drawn the original cartoons, Lucas van Leyden, Flemish, 17th century, in the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The tapestry shows the agricultural pursuits of the peasants such as gardening and fishing with nets and the leisure pursuits of the nobility in Flanders in the 1530s. After being damaged in WWII, the tapestry was owned by the Nazi Hermann Goering, and was returned to France in 1947 on Liberation, and given to the Bourges museum in 1967. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wealthy couple, detail from the wool tapestry representing Spring, from the series Les Saisons de Lucas, after the artist who is thought to have drawn the original cartoons, Lucas van Leyden, Flemish, 17th century, in the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The tapestry shows the agricultural pursuits of the peasants such as gardening and fishing with nets and the leisure pursuits of the nobility in Flanders in the 1530s. After being damaged in WWII, the tapestry was owned by the Nazi Hermann Goering, and was returned to France in 1947 on Liberation, and given to the Bourges museum in 1967. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Winged cherub with a coquille St-Jacques shell resting on fire, symbol of the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, of secrets, of the feminine principle of mercury and of the crucible, so this relief represents the joining of mercury and fire in the processes of alchemy, from the coffered ceiling of the Oratory, carved in stone with 30 sections, each relating to a process in alchemy, in the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chevet with flying buttresses of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in Gothic style, Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The Cathedral is listed a a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chevet with flying buttresses of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in Gothic style, Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The Cathedral is listed a a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Porcupine with a crown, representing King Louis XII, and candelabra, relief on a fireplace in the Lower Room of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The fireplace is carved with coats of arms and also royal emblems representing Louis XII and Anne of Brittany (the ermine), who both visited Bourges in 1506. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Niche of the credence carved with many symbols related to alchemy, such as balls of fire, dolphins, a shell representing mercury, rose and cornucopia and the mysterious letters RERE (possibly related to genealogy and found repeatedly on Lallemant family prayer books and objects), detail in the Lallemant family chapel in the Oratory of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. Fulcanelli wrote extensively on the significance of the letters R and E in terms of alchemy, with RE being dry and wet matters and RERE double matters. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The pilgrim praying, a crowned cherub with no wings reads from a book searching for enlightenment, while a snake eats his own tail, killing himself with his own venom, while making the sign of infinity with his curled tail, from the coffered ceiling of the Oratory, carved in stone with 30 sections, each relating to a process in alchemy, in the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Winged cherub with a pilgrim's staff, representing the difficult path of alchemy - the staff is a symbol of masculinity and overcoming dangers, protecting the bearer, from the coffered ceiling of the Oratory, carved in stone with 30 sections, each relating to a process in alchemy, in the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The staff can also represent the alembic or alchemical still. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Winged cherub with a hobby horse, hitting it with a whip, representing childhood games and the fact that everything is not what it at first seems - we must look beyond the virtual to reality, from the coffered ceiling of the Oratory, carved in stone with 30 sections, each relating to a process in alchemy, in the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_0662.jpg
  • Terracotta shell with a classical figure, sculptural detail in the Upper courtyard of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. These classical and mythological references are typical of the Renaissance period (others include a faun and a Medusa). The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_0657.jpg
  • Man, possibly a monk, holding a scroll, sculptural detail on the entrance to the Oratory, in the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man holding a matras, a long necked jar used by alchemists, sculptural detail in the vaulted passageway of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Graves in the Capuchin cemetery, or Cimetiere des Capucins, founded in 1792, the oldest cemetery in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Censer carved on a grave in the Capuchin cemetery, or Cimetiere des Capucins, founded in 1792, the oldest cemetery in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. This columnar gravestone is carved with mysterious symbols, including an oil lamp, hourglass and skull with bat's wings, representing the passing of time and death. One theory is that it relates to freemasonry but no theory has been proved. It is probably the tomb of a soldier and member of the Parnajon family. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ermine with a crown, representing Anne of Brittany, and candelabra, relief on a fireplace in the Lower Room of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The fireplace is carved with coats of arms and also royal emblems representing Louis XII (porcupine) and Anne of Brittany, who both visited Bourges in 1506. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ball of fire on the credence carved with many symbols related to alchemy, such as balls of fire, dolphins, a shell representing mercury, rose and cornucopia and the mysterious letters RERE (possibly related to genealogy and found repeatedly on Lallemant family prayer books and objects), detail in the Lallemant family chapel in the Oratory of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. Fulcanelli wrote extensively on the significance of the letters R and E in terms of alchemy, with RE being dry and wet matters and RERE double matters. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_0688.jpg
  • Credence carved with many symbols related to alchemy, such as balls of fire, dolphins, a shell representing mercury, rose and cornucopia and the mysterious letters RERE (possibly related to genealogy and found repeatedly on Lallemant family prayer books and objects), in the Lallemant family chapel in the Oratory of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. Fulcanelli wrote extensively on the significance of the letters R and E in terms of alchemy, with RE being dry and wet matters and RERE double matters. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dove in flames, representing the philosophical soul, and the descent of the terrestrial fire in Christian tradition, from the coffered ceiling of the Oratory, carved in stone with 30 sections, each relating to a process in alchemy, in the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Celestial dew, with a watering can attached to a ring by a rope, releasing drops onto a fire, representing the sacred relationship between water and fire, from the coffered ceiling of the Oratory, carved in stone with 30 sections, each relating to a process in alchemy, in the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. Also there is an allusion to the heavenly cosmic fluid, and the ring symbolises faithfulness, with the droplets signifying the unity of material. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Winged cherub blowing fire from a horn, representing the role of breath or the wind in the alchemy, in contrast to the section depicting fire contained in a cup, from the coffered ceiling of the Oratory, carved in stone with 30 sections, each relating to a process in alchemy, in the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The broken pot, with a cup covered in parchment and attached to a ring by a rope, with a hole in its side releasing 3-pointed volatile crystals, possibly cerusite (a mineral composed of natural carbonate of lead), meant as a warning of the dangers of experimentation, from the coffered ceiling of the Oratory, carved in stone with 30 sections, each relating to a process in alchemy, in the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Armillary sphere in flames with a blank scroll, representing the raw material antimony and its extraction by the skill of the alchemist, from the coffered ceiling of the Oratory, carved in stone with 30 sections, each relating to a process in alchemy, in the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A hand surrounded by flames emerging from a rock wall, holding a branch from the Tree of Knowledge in the Garden of Eden, or possibly feathers representing dry work, and with a scroll wrapped around, thought to represent the culmination of an alchemist's work, from the coffered ceiling of the Oratory, carved in stone with 30 sections, each relating to a process in alchemy, in the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Winged cherub hunting nature, with a garland of plants around his neck and holding a bell associated with a madman, symbolising the alchemist's power over nature, from the coffered ceiling of the Oratory, carved in stone with 30 sections, each relating to a process in alchemy, in the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Winged cherub praying with his prayer beads, representing pilgrimage to Jerusalem and the link between the Church and esotericism, or between the holy trinity and metals (gold is God, money is the Virgin and mercury is Jesus), from the coffered ceiling of the Oratory, carved in stone with 30 sections, each relating to a process in alchemy, in the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lion's head with a vase, tipping due to the tearing of a string held in the lion's mouth, from the coffered ceiling of the Oratory, carved in stone with 30 sections, each relating to a process in alchemy, in the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. This section represents the successful fixing of sulphur and the warning of not pushing the multiplication of elements too far (the lion still holds the string). The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ball of fire, possibly a burning stone, in a carved cup, with 3R representing the extraction of igneous sulphur by a triple reiteration and possibly a pomegranate representing fertility (a symbol also found elsewhere in the building), from the coffered ceiling of the Oratory, carved in stone with 30 sections, each relating to a process in alchemy, in the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man holding a matras, a long necked jar used by alchemists, sculptural detail in the vaulted passageway of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Terracotta shell with a mythological figure, sculptural detail in the Upper courtyard of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. These classical mythological references are typical of the Renaissance period (others include a faun and a Medusa). The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Winged beast with a scroll, one of many fantastic creatures decorating the building, sculptural detail flanking a window in the Upper Courtyard of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Upper courtyard with main entrance and corner turret of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Coffered ceiling of the Oratory, carved in stone with 30 sections, each relating to a process in alchemy, in the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the coffered ceiling of the Oratory, carved in stone with 30 sections, each relating to a process in alchemy, in the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hooded man holding a scroll, sculptural detail in the vaulted passageway of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man bearing his thigh, an alchemical symbol, sculptural detail in the vaulted passageway of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hooded man holding a scroll, sculptural detail in the vaulted passageway of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hunting scene, detail from landscape frescoes which line the walls of the Loggia, in the Lower Courtyard of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hunting scene, detail from landscape frescoes which line the walls of the Loggia, in the Lower Courtyard of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hunting scene, detail from landscape frescoes which line the walls of the Loggia, in the Lower Courtyard of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Christopher with his pilgrim's staff, and wearing a padded belt possibly associated with alchemy, late 16th century, polychrome relief in the Loggia of the Lower Courtyard of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Winged stag with a crown, thought to be a homage to King Charles VIII, showing the Lallemant brothers' closeness to the King, one of many fantastic creatures decorating the building, flanking a window in the Upper Courtyard of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. Similarly, Jacques Coeur also paid homage to Charles VII on the tympanum to the Salle des Festins in his Palais Jacques Coeur. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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