a copperplate print - the frontispiece - of a German book from the year 1700 (VD17 7:704963A). On the left a man is collecting titles like doctor, magister, notarius etc. thrown from a putto in the sky. On the right a man is walking with sheep, and he is covered aith fruits from the goddess Fortuna, also sitting in the sky.
Mocking the (German) mania for titles in #earlymodern Europe: The transitory fame gained with a fancy new title - a "doctor", a "magister" etc. - is critizied in this print from around 1700. The man on the left is in a mania for titles: more, more, more for more social mobility. #academicchatter
09.02.2026 07:43
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Those tiles...😍
13.01.2026 13:54
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A detail of a broadside showing a man, a postal messenger with a letter in his hand, positioned within a text part. More details in the thread
A man travelling within the lines of a text printed in 1621. Enjoy this short 🧵 for #skystorians and friends of news flows.
07.01.2026 09:08
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In de Nederlanden/Republiek werd in de 17e eeuw het Driekoningenfeest door katholieken en protestanten gevierd. Naar oud gebruik werd één van de feestgangers tot ‘koning’ uitgeroepen. Of doordat hij een boon in een koek vond, of door lootjes te trekken. Het schilderij is van Jan Steen. 1/2
06.01.2026 06:55
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A Delftware tile depicting three children dressed as the three magi.
A fireplace from Liberty's surrounded by Delft tiles
Adrianus Eversen (1818–1897), "In the Voldersgracht in Delft", 1875
A collection of Delft tiles of animals
The Third Window. Around the fireplace in Grandcub's bedroom in the low attic, were a muddle of blue and white Delft tiles. Each one had a different design. There were Dutch merchant ships, square-rigged fluyts in full sail,
03.12.2025 10:51
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De gegevens van duizenden WIC-opvarenden zijn nu online te doorzoeken #wicopvarenden wic-opvarenden.dekok.xyz/browse
27.08.2025 16:58
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oh @teszelszky.bsky.social is here! Thanks for the heads-up to this, @teszelszky.bsky.social! #HoeraHuizinga
#MedievalSky #LowCountries
Someone put this Philip the Fair on the cover of a book. Now.
25.07.2025 09:32
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Classic...
27.04.2025 15:29
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Die keuken... @fakehistoryhunt.bsky.social
15.04.2025 11:45
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#Books in Dutch thrift shop, #religion section...
23.03.2025 09:31
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the phases of Saturn in gold on a deep blue background
Phases of Saturn by Maria Clara Eimmart (late 17thC)
21.03.2025 05:59
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Oh, prachtig!
03.03.2025 11:33
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Bekende gravure!
28.02.2025 13:25
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New acquisition.
27.02.2025 10:20
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Assyrian Empire: 247 years
Persian Empire: 208 years
Greek Empire: 231 years
Roman Republic: 233 years
Roman Empire: 207 years
Arab Empire: 246 years
Mameluke Empire: 267 years
Ottoman Empire: 250 years
Spanish Empire: 250 years
Romanov Russia: 234 years
British Empire: 250 years
Guesswho: 249 years
20.02.2025 20:54
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Boekenbehang...😬
19.02.2025 08:20
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My #Medieval #mood today reading the #news. (1449)
13.02.2025 20:44
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Rembrandt van Rijn, The Goldweigher, 1627, oil on panel, 31.9 x 42.5 cm, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemӓldegalerie, inv. no, 828D. Source: https://smb.museum-digital.de/object/61543
A precious moment of full attention. The very moment you find something very special in your archival research or in your academic reading is pure gold, as curious #skystorians do know. Awe can be found everywhere as the man in this 1627 oil painting by Rembrandt van Rijn demonstrates 🗃️ #academicSky
14.02.2025 07:23
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My #Medieval #mood today reading the #news. (1449)
13.02.2025 20:44
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How it was VS How it is going in #DenHaag.
05.02.2025 20:10
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Hungry now.
05.02.2025 14:51
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Misschien wel het liefste beeldhouwwerkje dat ik van de heilige familie heb gezien 🥺
(Heilige familie, Jan van Doorne III, ca. 1640 - ca. 1650)
02.02.2025 19:35
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Herkenbaar. Net als verso recto.
24.01.2025 09:59
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@onslies.bsky.social look what I've found in a thrift shop... #hoerahuizinga
24.01.2025 08:39
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#Archive included...
24.01.2025 08:35
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