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Miserable and exhausted: the state of health of the Bourbaki Army

Coughing and panting, clanging weapons and freezing cold – during the internment of 1871 many soldiers of the Bourbaki army suffer from frostbite,…

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Beautifully talented: the painting team

There is a special find in the Bourbaki Panorama's inventory: on a painter's palette, a young man can be seen smoking his pipe with relish – it is the…

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Female values in male turmoil: women (’s roles) in the Bourbaki Panorama

The women in Edouard Castre’s monumental work are rare and correspond to the bourgeois ideal. In addition to the caring “sister”, there are other,…

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Bandage, immobilise, pad: the triangular cloth

Developed shortly before the Franco-Prussian War as a versatile first aid utensil, the triangular cloth is still an essential part of every first aid…

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“Mes bons et chers amis”: the correspondence of the interned Bourbaki soldiers

In 1871, postal services with France were free of charge for the interned Bourbaki soldiers. The letters could be marked in various ways, including…

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