Peter Gunn Bücher

A tour of the finest examples of Roman ecclesiastical architecture and their art treasures encompasses a range of artistic styles from the austerity of the ancient catacombs to the glory of Saint Peter's Basilica.

A bourgeoise who rose easily to Imperial circles, Laure Permon, later Duchess of Abrantes was a natural writer and in a unique position to chronicle the Napoleonic age which she triumphantly did under the encouragement of the young Balzac, her lover in middle age.