Bei unserer Arbeit mit historischen Dokumenten stoßen wir immer wieder auf wunderschöne, aber auch skurrile Wasserzeichen. Unsere Doktorandin Chiara Daab hat einige ihrer Favoriten für euch herausgesucht.
Welches ist euer Lieblingswasserzeichen?
Quellennachweis ISG FFM H.12.04 240, 244, 292, 376
And my semi-namesake Wayne Thiebaud also started college there, though he graduated elsewhere.
Title slide for the talk: "Plague’s Procrustean Bed: Problems in Interdisciplinary Studies of Pre-Modern Disease." On the left side is an image of an ancient Greek vase, showing the hero Theseus challenging Procrustes, who was accustomed to torturing wayfarers on the bed he offered to strangers.
Full bibliography for the talk is now posted: doi.org/10.17613/xex...
I see that Gertrud von le Fort's Magdeburg Wedding is available in English: ignatius.com/the-wedding-... (though why they chose the less euphonious Wedding of Magdeburg escapes me)
I think it's a very fine novel (in German). It's striking it came out the same year as C.V. Wedgwood's 30 Years War.
Berlin, 1652 von Merian
Berlin, 9. März 1626
Landtag heute seinen Anfang genommen, "Gott gebe dass er zu des Landes Nutzen ausschlagen möchte"!
Kurfürst noch nicht hier, wird aber bald anlangen. Landgraf Moritz hier angekommen.
aus:
brema.suub.uni-bremen.de/zeitungen17/...
Is the "Little House" book series popular in Europe?
It was ubiquitous for US children even before the TV series. (Not usually assigned, but something kids read in their free time.)
And I only saw one person (invoking J.K. Galbreath!) suggesting factory work was preferable to the farm.
New from me:
An interactive data visualization showing billionaire migration: paths from birthplace to most recent residence for > 3,100 of the world’s richest individuals.
Most importantly, fun to play around with; also, useful for thinking about q's re: elites and comparative wealth ineq. 1/5
Come hear Sheilagh Ogilvie speak on the history of epidemics and institutions. In person at the Institute of Historical Research and online on Zoom. Free and open to the public. Monday 9 March at 5:30 pm.
Black and white portrait of Katharina, wearing a cap and a high collar.
For International Women's Day, here is Katharina Schütz Zell of Strasbourg (1497-1562), the first known female Protestant reformer. She wrote a number of evangelical pamphlets calling for the reform of the church, despite the disapproval of her male colleagues, with whom she occasionally clashed.
A gouache page saying "Album Ammicitiae, Jacobi Kühnle, chyrurgi militaris. MDCXXVI." in a roundel with gold colored frame, two gray pillars with gold capitals, and a coat of arms on top supported by two cherubs.
I keep meaning to post that 2026 marks the 400th anniversary of my guy, Jacob Kühnle's "Album Amicitiae," though the first dated entry won't be for another year.
Reposting this. I have two scholars for this panel so far and need a third. If you're doing work work on the 1570s and want to be in Chicago next October, please send me a DM.
#reformazing
HEADS UP this is REALLY USEFUL for, well, anyone who uses Google for search (or would rather use something else). I knew some of these but several were new to me and maybe will be to you too! cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/google-has...
I would just humbly like to say this is why we started Nursing Clio and why I think it's still around.
Stuart's site is simply a mine of treasures. He generously shares so much openly and is a truly deep scholar. His books - particularly on Foucault - are always must-reads for me.
Dutch Atlanticists, the Moravian Archives in Bethlehem, PA, is offering a two-week reading course on German handwriting (June 1 – 12, 2026) Participants will learn to read German manuscripts dating from the 17th through the mid-20th centuries. More info: www.moravianchurcharchives.org/events/#tabs-3
alte Karte mit Zerbst, Dessau, Roßleben (und Magdeburg)
Leipzig, 6. März 1626
Herzog von Weimer und Obrist Fuchs mit 20.000 Mann / 3.000 Reiter bei der Stadt Zerbst und Dessauer Brücke - verschanzen sich stark, um Wallenstein den Pass zu verlegen, damit er Mansfeld nicht nachsetzen kann. ... 1/3
Yes. Just from the link I sent to Will, I see you, Timothy Burke, and Jon Dresner who are all active here, mentioned in the awards. But Will had not heard of them and Laura had her memory jogged.
Bremen, 6. März 1626
Königl. Dänemarkischen aufgebrochen und mit dem Volk das aus der Ayenburg dazu gestossen / in Westphalen gute Fortuna gehabt, etliche Städte eingenommen.
"Man kann aber davon nicht gewisses haben noch schreiben / weiln die Strassen ganz unsicher"(!)
It's possible we may have "met" in one of those threads.
I know that there are actually quite a few Cliopatria award winners here on bsky.
US-based. Were not officially part of the AHA, but kind of glommed on to the book awards there. Shut down in 2012.
www.hnn.us/blog/17605
Does anyone on here remember Ralph Luker's old Cliopatria Awards for blogging?
(I did a quick search and I seem to be the first person to mention him or them on bsky.)
1766 religious census of Ireland is 260 years old today (5 March). Have a look at our brand new map of surviving details from 'Ireland's first census'. 😃
Join us on 10 March at 5:30pm for a GHIL Lecture by Karin Friedrich (University of Aberdeen) on 'Between Republic and Dynasty: Transnational Governors and Noble Agents between Poland-Lithuania and the Duchy of Prussia' taking place at the Warburg Institute (online participation possible)! 📅
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Green-blue-grey blocky soundwaves on background. Centred in black serif lettering “Sonance”, with “journal of early modern sound studies” underneath.
👀 Over the last few months, I’ve been working with the terrific triumvirate @spparkle.bsky.social, @emiliekmmurphy.bsky.social & Hannah Yip to set up “Sonance: A Journal of Early Modern Sound Studies”, a diamond open access journal dedicated to historic sounds in all their wondrous & eclectic forms.
Congratulations!
#medievalsky #earlymodernsky #ancientsky #cfp #booksky
Hands up who wants to get involved with a cool online journal - or attend an equally fun online conference this April! #fame&fortune
Managing Pandemics in Early Modern Germany, edited by Peter Hess, is out now with Berghahn books, and I've just learned that the introduction (which I wrote) is free to read on the website! www.berghahnbooks.com/title/HessMa...
@christinekooi.bsky.social Hi! My album amicorum research uncovered something new to me, and I was wondering if it is something widely known to Dutch Reformation scholars?
The autograph album of Daniel Eilshemius from the Synod of Dort: images.is.ed.ac.uk/luna/servlet...
📣 Réservez vos 5 & 6 mars pour le colloque "Mobilités contraintes et production de savoirs sur le monde à Naples, Rome et Venise au XVIe siècle" au Campus Condorcet !
La toute dernière version du programme en avant-première 👇
