Interesting comments regarding my hobby. I assure you that I am not as weird as my interest in the French National Razor makes me sound (of course that is a matter of opinion). My interest is more a fascination with the purpose and design of the machine, rather than with the gore/horror aspect of it.
I was curious as to the comment about my lack of knowledge of the 1790's. I actually consider myself quite knowledgeable on the subject, having lived in Paris for 20+ years and studied the History of the French Revolution quite a bit. Of course, in the context of the History of the Guillotine, the portion about the French Revolution is a bit over-simplified on my website, as it only serves as the backdrop for the birth of the main actor. But I am always open to suggestions on what I might improve.
Are there any direct errors in what I have written?
On a related subject, I do have a B&W photo of the "so called" death mask of Robespierre which appears to have a jaw wound, however it is not a very convincing one. Other death masks of people that were guillotined in the early 1800s are much different in expression from those of "famous people" at Madame Tussaud's which makes me doubt that they are actually death masks.
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1790's and guillotine
Date: 2008-10-21 10:50 pm (UTC)I was curious as to the comment about my lack of knowledge of the 1790's. I actually consider myself quite knowledgeable on the subject, having lived in Paris for 20+ years and studied the History of the French Revolution quite a bit. Of course, in the context of the History of the Guillotine, the portion about the French Revolution is a bit over-simplified on my website, as it only serves as the backdrop for the birth of the main actor. But I am always open to suggestions on what I might improve.
Are there any direct errors in what I have written?
On a related subject, I do have a B&W photo of the "so called" death mask of Robespierre which appears to have a jaw wound, however it is not a very convincing one. Other death masks of people that were guillotined in the early 1800s are much different in expression from those of "famous people" at Madame Tussaud's which makes me doubt that they are actually death masks.