Theophile

(Clericus, alias Theophile Alethinus), published in Antwerp

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

"Theophile," and that his English fellow servants had facetiously altered and shortened it to "Toff," to suit their insular convenience.

The Fallen Leaves Wilkie Collins 1856

French journalist and novelist Theophile Gautier in his 1845 book, Wanderings in Spain (1843), not only professes an aesthetic preference for the architecture of Islam, he goes further than Chateaubriand in culturally deferring to the Islamic entities that produced it.

G. Roger Denson: The Beauty We Fear: The Great Mosques of European Novelists and Poets (Slideshow) G. Roger Denson 2010

Nearing the age of 7, Theophile relocated to Dakar, and by his early teens he joined the school band on harmonica.

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Volume 189-Rewind Phil Ramone 2011

French journalist and novelist Theophile Gautier in his 1845 book, Wanderings in Spain (1843), not only professes an aesthetic preference for the architecture of Islam, he goes further than Chateaubriand in culturally deferring to the Islamic entities that produced it.

G. Roger Denson: The Beauty We Fear: The Great Mosques of European Novelists and Poets (Slideshow) G. Roger Denson 2010

French journalist and novelist Theophile Gautier in his 1845 book, Wanderings in Spain (1843), not only professes an aesthetic preference for the architecture of Islam, he goes further than Chateaubriand in culturally deferring to the Islamic entities that produced it.

G. Roger Denson: The Beauty We Fear: The Great Mosques of European Novelists and Poets (Slideshow) G. Roger Denson 2010

El RegoAfro-soul-funk muse Theophile Do Rego, a.k.a.

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Volume 189-Rewind Phil Ramone 2011

French journalist and novelist Theophile Gautier in his 1845 book, Wanderings in Spain (1843), not only professes an aesthetic preference for the architecture of Islam, he goes further than Chateaubriand in culturally deferring to the Islamic entities that produced it.

G. Roger Denson: The Beauty We Fear: The Great Mosques of European Novelists and Poets (Slideshow) G. Roger Denson 2010

French journalist and novelist Theophile Gautier in his 1845 book, Wanderings in Spain (1843), not only professes an aesthetic preference for the architecture of Islam, he goes further than Chateaubriand in culturally deferring to the Islamic entities that produced it.

G. Roger Denson: The Beauty We Fear: The Great Mosques of European Novelists and Poets (Slideshow) G. Roger Denson 2010

French journalist and novelist Theophile Gautier in his 1845 book, Wanderings in Spain (1843), not only professes an aesthetic preference for the architecture of Islam, he goes further than Chateaubriand in culturally deferring to the Islamic entities that produced it.

G. Roger Denson: The Beauty We Fear: The Great Mosques of European Novelists and Poets (Slideshow) G. Roger Denson 2010