Scope and Contents Wikipedia 2011: A Jacobin in the context of the French Revolution, was a member of the Jacobin Club (1789--1794). The Jacobin Club was the most famous political club of the French Revolution. So called from the Dominican convent, where they originally met, in the Rue St. Jacques, Paris. At that time, the term was popularly applied to all supporters of revolutionary opinions. In contemporary France, it refers to the concept of a centralized Republic, with power concentrated in the national government, at the expense of local or regional governments.During the constitutional monarchy, there were two radical groups vying for power, the Girondins and the Jacobins. Although both groups were more radical in their views than the moderates who had designed the constitutional monarchy, the Girondins were somewhat less radical. In late 1791, the Girondins first emerged as an important power in France. At first the two parties were united in their views. The Girondins were concerned about the...

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The theme of this card deals with the French revolution by quoting from J-J Rousseau Confessions. After reading a question proposed by the Academy of Dijon for a prize in the next year, he notes that he seemed to behold another world and became a different man. The question was "HAS THE RESTORATION OF THE ARTS AND SCENCES HAD A PURIFYING EFFECT UPON MORALS?" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This proposal is based upon the signature of the Swiss artist, Ferdinand Hodler, inscribed on a stone. A critical essay on this proposal by Wouter Weijer comprises most of the text of this print. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The image on the card is a graphite landscape drawing. The definition of (Classical) landscape written by Finlay, reads, a stand of concepts. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The image of this poem is a basket of plants that represents the third week of Fructidor (month of fruit) in the French Republican Calendar (1793-1805). Finlay states that veneration of nature was in keeping with a revolution that was highly influenced by the writings of Rosseau. With the exception of Marat, all of its more ardent leaders expressed a wish to retire to a life in the country. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Includes an introductory essay by Thomas A. Clark on the significance of Pastorales. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents The image on this card is a drawing of a drum. Wikipedia 2011: A flageolet is a woodwind musical instrument and a member of the fipple flute family. Its invention is ascribed to the 16th century Sieur Juvigny in 1581.[1] It had 4 holes on the front and 2 on the back. The English instrument maker William Bainbridge developed it further and patented the "improved English flageolet" in 1803 as well as the double flageolet around 1805. They were continued to be made until the 19th century when it was succeeded by the tin whistle. Flageolets have varied greatly during the last 400 years. The first flageolets were called "French flageolets", and have four tone-holes on the front and two on the back. This instrument was played by Frédéric Chalon, Samuel Pepys, and Robert Louis Stevenson. Henry Purcell and George Frideric Handel both wrote pieces for it. Small versions of this instrument, called bird flageolets were also made and were used for teaching birds to sing. The number of keys on...