Rouen

That from a young Frenchman whose home was in Rouen is perhaps the most remarkable letter I have ever received.

Shakespeare in War and Peace 1947

There are a few of the old enemies of the first court still in Rouen, but they can do her no more harm: and indeed their presence here perhaps lends even a more powerful authenticity to this story than if we heard only from her friends.

The Truth About Joan of Arc 2009

There are a few of the old enemies of the first court still in Rouen, but they can do her no more harm: and indeed their presence here perhaps lends even a more powerful authenticity to this story than if we heard only from her friends.

Insight Scoop | The Ignatius Press Blog: 2009

She then gave me directions to the station, my wife and I met on time in Rouen, and I have never miss pronounced "gare" again.

arrosoir - French Word-A-Day 2008

The Jacobite John Holker, for example, established English-style factories in Rouen, later becoming an inspector of foreign manufactures and a respected advisor to government officials.

The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe 2006

When Denis Doriot, a fayancier in Rouen, invented a suitable red color in 1768, that addition to the palette quickly became a specialty there. 46

The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe 2006

It was not until 1766, long after his first successes and after some of his students in Rouen had been received as master dyers there, that Gonin asked for a mastership in that community. 4 His interest in being named a master dyer, he noted, was to secure protection for his son Gilbert, whose dyehouse had been subjected to harassment from the community.

The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe 2006

Louis-Auguste Dambourney, a textile manufacturer in Rouen, published and oversaw publications relating to that subject for the local academy of sciences, belles-lettres and arts, and also served until his death as perpetual secretary for the agricultural society in that city.

The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe 2006

In 1778, Antoine-François Hardy, a medical doctor in Rouen, proposed a free public course in chemistry and natural history for that city.

The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe 2006

However, except for two folies in Rouen, none were ever constructed.

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