In this beautifully illustrated two part lecture series we try to make sense of Renaissance architecture which was a period of architecture that impacted Europe from the early 15th and early 16th centuries in different regions. It was noteworthy for its celebration and revival of certain elements of ancient Greek and Roman thought and material […]

In 1873, author Jules Verne published 'Around the World in Eighty Days" which would go on to become one of his most celebrated literary works. It is the story Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a wager of £20,000 (equivalent to […]

In this beautifully illustrated second lecture of our two part series we try to make sense of Renaissance architecture which was a period of architecture that impacted Europe from the early 15th and early 16th centuries in different regions. It was noteworthy for its celebration and revival of certain elements of ancient Greek and Roman […]