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Credit: Johan Zoffany, 1772-1778, La Tribune des Offices.

The term "civilization", in the singular, first appeared in the Age of Enlightenment, in opposition to "barbarism". The first museums to be built at this time enabled comparisons to be made between "civilizations".

The role of nobility in European civilization

01 July 2002 Article

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The fate of the French nobility, its prestige or rejection, is far from the norm elsewhere in Europe. In England, in particular, the nobility is still alive and well, loyal to a living royalty....

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