In our latest blog post, Alina Lange explores the material, sensory-affective world of early modern pattern books 🧵
Read more here 👉 howtobook.hypotheses.org/5815
#crafts #needlework #earlymodern #bookhistory
Reminder for anyone wanting to submit an abstract before the holidays!
Feeling the winter chill? ❄️
Ever wondered “Should royal monkeys wear sweaters” when it's cold out? You’re not alone! Let's take a look at a letter letter from Olof von Dalin to Carl Linnaeus, translated by @nataliesmith.bsky.social on the topic:
scilicet.org.uk/should-royal...
#Skystorians
Glad Lucia!
Happy St Lucy’s Day! To mark the Feast of St Lucy, we thought we would share this petition from Pistoia regarding the renovation of her chapel.
The struggle between light and darkness resonated strongly in the Nordic world. The devotion spread via missionaries and was celebrated throughout the Middle Ages and into the present day. Quite an example of knowledge circulation!
#Lucia #Luciadagen #StLucysDay #FeastofSaintLucy
Enraged, her betrothed reported her as a Christian. Lucy was tortured, set aflame, pierced with spears, and even had her eyes gouged out, only for them to be miraculously restored. She endured all this and could not die until receiving her Last Rites.
Lucia with a platter of eyeballs
Despite the serene imagery surrounding her, St Lucy’s story is quite grim. After taking a vow of virginity, she refused an arranged marriage, convinced by a vision from Saint Agatha that faith could cure her ailing mother.
Image of choir dressed in white. the woman in the center is dressed as st Lucy, with a red sash and a crown of candles
For our readers outside Italy and Scandinavia: Lucy of Syracuse was a Roman Christian martyr and saint. Though born in 280s Sicily, she remains important in Scandinavia and Finland, where she is depicted as a woman dressed in white with a red sash and a crown of candles.
You can read the full transcript and translation here: scilicet.org.uk/from-syracus...
Happy St Lucy’s Day! To mark the Feast of St Lucy, we thought we would share this petition from Pistoia regarding the renovation of her chapel.
This post brings together some reflections on the themes I explored in my Rettig Fellowship, funded by the Swedish National Heritage Board and the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities. The sources (travel diaries, military maps, antiquarian accounts) have been fun to work with!
Map showing Russia’s attack on Pirtmäki camp in Finland, by Barthold Anders Ennes, 1790.
To conclude our autumn series, @nataliesmith.bsky.social takes us through early modern descriptions of the Swedish landscape.
This article tells us what descriptions say about their authors, about empire, and so called 'objective' perspectives.
#Skystorians #Sweden
scilicet.org.uk/swedish-land...
Leon Battista Alberti, (possibly) Self-Portrait, c. 1435
🤔 Is it better to learn from the wisdom of the ancients or from your experience gained over time?
📚 In our latest blog post, @guyfassler.bsky.social explores a 15th-century Tuscan dialogue debating that very question...
scilicet.org.uk/whats-the-po...
#bookhistory #medieval #knowledge
Ashover’s parish church
Where would we be without Google? Before the age of the internet lots of questions went unanswered.
In this week's article @jamesafox.bsky.social takes us through a curious list of questions compiled by Leonard Wheatcroft, a 17th c. man from Derbyshire.
#Skystorians
scilicet.org.uk/where-would-...
Ashover’s parish church
Where would we be without Google? Before the age of the internet lots of questions went unanswered.
In this week's article @jamesafox.bsky.social takes us through a curious list of questions compiled by Leonard Wheatcroft, a 17th c. man from Derbyshire.
#Skystorians
scilicet.org.uk/where-would-...
An etching of the Royal Fireworks display on the Thames, London, England 1749
🎆Happy #GuyFawkesDay!
Before and after the 1605 gunpowder plot, fireworks were an important part of celebrations. But what were they made of?
In our latest article, @jamesafox.bsky.social explores the fascinating book that taught the art of making fire
scilicet.org.uk/before-and-a... #Skystorians
Medieval manuscript
Making a medieval manuscript was an artful process that required many types of specialised knowledge.
Our latest article by @guyfassler.bsky.social is a catalogue of everything you need to know about making medieval books that would last a millennium.
scilicet.org.uk/everything-y... #skystorians
Medieval manuscript
Making a medieval manuscript was an artful process that required many types of specialised knowledge.
Our latest article by @guyfassler.bsky.social is a catalogue of everything you need to know about making medieval books that would last a millennium.
scilicet.org.uk/everything-y... #skystorians
An etching of the Royal Fireworks display on the Thames, London, England 1749
🎆Happy #GuyFawkesDay!
Before and after the 1605 gunpowder plot, fireworks were an important part of celebrations. But what were they made of?
In our latest article, @jamesafox.bsky.social explores the fascinating book that taught the art of making fire
scilicet.org.uk/before-and-a... #Skystorians
Black and white drawing of Frederick the Great of Prussia and Voltaire meeting for the first time.
What does a Prince need to know?
In our latest article, @nataliesmith.bsky.social analyses Frederick the Great's fiery rebuttal to Machiavelli's "the Prince", and examines what it can tell us about #EarlyModern ideas of morality, war and governance:
scilicet.org.uk/is-ruling-th... #Skystorians
Black and white drawing of Frederick the Great of Prussia and Voltaire meeting for the first time.
What does a Prince need to know?
In our latest article, @nataliesmith.bsky.social analyses Frederick the Great's fiery rebuttal to Machiavelli's "the Prince", and examines what it can tell us about #EarlyModern ideas of morality, war and governance:
scilicet.org.uk/is-ruling-th... #Skystorians
Thomas Simpson (1710–1761)
In our latest article, @jamesafox.bsky.social charts the meteoric rise and eventual decline of #18thcentury mathematician 🧮 Thomas Simpson.
👉 Read more here: scilicet.org.uk/becoming-a-m...
#history #mathematics #skystorians
This week we have a special article in which we share our thoughts about the History of Knowledge and what it means to us.
It was great fun to write and we hope you will find it thought provoking!
#skystorians #historyofknowledge
scilicet.org.uk/what-is-the-...
Navigating flu season is bad enough, but what are you meant to do when the Black Death strikes in your city? 💀In our latest article, @guyfassler.bsky.social looks at some lessons learned from #medieval Pistoia: scilicet.org.uk/the-black-de...
#Skystorians #historyofknowledge #MedievalHistory
Navigating flu season is bad enough, but what are you meant to do when the Black Death strikes in your city? 💀In our latest article, @guyfassler.bsky.social looks at some lessons learned from #medieval Pistoia: scilicet.org.uk/the-black-de...
#Skystorians #historyofknowledge #MedievalHistory
Really enjoyed working on this with @jamesafox.bsky.social and @guyfassler.bsky.social !
This week we have a special article in which we share our thoughts about the History of Knowledge and what it means to us.
It was great fun to write and we hope you will find it thought provoking!
#skystorians #historyofknowledge
scilicet.org.uk/what-is-the-...
We've joined the blue sky! Just as the skies darken for winter too
Please let your followers know that the Scottish History Society has arrived!
Find out more about memberships, the society, and events at our website: scottishhistorysociety.com
