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    Nijevelt (1743-1826). In his renowned treatise on chess, La Supériorité aux Échecs, published in 1792, Van Zuylen van Nijevelt articulated his disdain for...
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    1990; second tome, 1998; account here). Rey-Goldzeiguer, Annie (2001). Aux origines de la guerre d'Algérie, La Découverte, Paris. Robin, Marie-Monique...
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    Riesener. Jacob designed a set of furniture for the room known as the Mobilier aux épis, elaborately carved with flowers and garlands and upholstered in embroidered...
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    Mantouan et le Milanous ..." Michaud junior 1854, p. 108, right column, line 1. "... leur fit essouyer un échec considérable auprés de Castiglione, le 31...
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