Venus in the Cloister or The Nun in her Smock, known in the original French as Vénus dans le cloître, ou la Religieuse en chemise (1683), is a work of...
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(pseudonym) – Venus in the Cloister; or, The Nun in her Smock (Vénus dans le cloître, ou la Religieuse en chemise) Joshua Barnes – Landgartha, or the Amazon...
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The Amours of Sainfroid and Eulalia or Venus in the Cloister is a pornographic book published in New York City in 1854, translated from the French Les...
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publishing an English translation of Venus in the Cloister (in 1724) under the common law offence of disturbing the peace, setting a legal precedent for prosecutions...
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the publication of erotic works in England was Edmund Curll (1675–1747). The conviction of Curll in 1727 for the publication of Venus in the Cloister...
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Obscenity (redirect from Obscenity law in the United Kingdom)
conviction in 1727 of Edmund Curll for the publication of Venus in the Cloister or the Nun in her Smock under the common-law offence of disturbing the peace...
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Erotic literature (category Pages using sidebar with the child parameter)
fined for the publication of Venus in the Cloister or The Nun in her Smock under the common law offence of disturbing the King's peace. This set a legal...
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Pornography (category All Wikipedia articles written in American English)
From the precedent set by R. v. Curl (1729) following the publication of Venus in the Cloister. Hyde 1964, p. 14. findlaw 2016. Giesberg 2017. Beck 2003...
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Preserv'd by Thomas Otway 1683 in literature – The London Jilt attributed to Alexander Oldys; Venus in the Cloister by the pseudonymous writer Abbé du Prat...
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Edmund Curll (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference)
books. In 1724, he published Venus in the Cloister, a translation of a mildly erotic French title of the previous century that argued that it is the church...
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Obscene Publications Act 1857 (category Book censorship in the United Kingdom)
the precedent set by R. v. Curl (1729) following the publication of Venus in the Cloister Perhaps the earliest known appearance of this ever-popular analogy;...
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Curll for the publication of Venus in the Cloister or The Nun in her Smock under the common law offence of disturbing the King's peace was the first conviction...
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literature Venus in the Cloister Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure A Spy on Mother Midnight. London: Printed for E. Penn. 1748 – via Internet Archive. "The Monthly...
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his Venus] (59.533.1833)". "Print; satirical print (1938,0613.13)". British Museum. "The Sculptor (RCIN 810559)". Royal Collection Trust. "Love in the East...
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Oaks Cloister is a historic mansion in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. It was built in 1900 by the architect Joseph Miller Huston (1866-1940)...
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studio assistants and by others. In all there are some thirty versions that may date from the 16th century, the nudity of Venus undoubtedly accounting for this...
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versions of Venus and Musician, which may be known by various other titles specifying the elements, such as Venus with an Organist, Venus with a Lute-player...
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The Worship of Venus is an oil on canvas painting by the Italian artist Titian completed between 1518 and 1519, housed at the Museo del Prado in Madrid...
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Maria Celeste (category Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia)
honour of the Virgin Mary and her father's love of astronomy. From her cloister, Maria Celeste was a source of support not only for her Poor Clares sisters...
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Venus, Adonis and Cupid is a painting created c. 1595 by Annibale Carracci. The painting is in the Museo del Prado, Madrid. Annibale Carracci was one of...
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St. Matthias' Abbey (redirect from Venus of St. Matthias)
goddess Venus, which was formerly kept at the St. Matthias' Abbey. The statue of the goddess of love was kept on display in chains by the wall of the monastery...
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Eddie Higgins (redirect from In Chicago)
Note, Cloister Inn and Jazz, Ltd. His longest and most memorable tenure was at the long-gone London House, where he led his jazz trio from 1957 to the late...
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Black Friars' Monastery of Stockholm (category Christian monasteries established in the 14th century)
fame. In 1359, according to some historians, the young Swedish queen Beatrix of Bavaria and her newborn son were buried in the cloister of the monastery...
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Portico (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference)
University College London. The only known Roman decastyle portico is on the Temple of Venus and Roma, built by Hadrian in about 130 CE. Short visual history...
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Koch (1 September 1898 in Munich - 28 April 1959) was a German cinematographer. In 1913, Koch was hired in a production of the Munich film pioneer Peter...
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La maja desnuda (redirect from The Nude Maja)
admired by the court and church, and the Inquisition had previously found nothing objectionable in the Rokeby Venus. Goya escaped prosecution when the tribunal...
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list of Roman domes. The Romans were the first builders in the history of architecture to realize the potential of domes for the creation of large and...
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The Three Graces is an oil painting of the Three Graces by Peter Paul Rubens. The painting was held in the personal collection of the artist until his...
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Villa d'Este (category Pages using the Kartographer extension)
the cloister of the convent The Fountain of Venus in the courtyard retains its original appearance Today the villa is entered from a doorway on the Piazza...
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The Abbey of San Giovanni in Venere (Italian: "Abbey of St. John in Venus") is a monastery complex in the comune of Fossacesia, in Abruzzo, central Italy...
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