RHR10h ago

[Actualité de nos adhérents] C'est aujourd'hui! Élise Rajchenbach, secrétaire de votre association, soutient son habilitation à diriger des recherches cet après-midi, à 14h, à la Maison des sciences de l'Homme de Lyon. Intitulée "Actrices et acteurs du livre de poésie française : composer, mettre en lumière, transmettre les Bonnes Lettres et les savoirs à la Renaissance (1530-1560)", cette soutenance s'annonce passionnante! L’inédit est constitué d’une édition scientifique, assortie d’une étude, du Recueil des œuvres de feu Bonaventure des Periers (Lyon, Jean de Tournes, 1544).

Plus d'informations ici: https://ihrim.ens-lyon.fr/evenement/elise-rajchenbach-actrices-et-acteurs-du-livre-de-poesie-francaise-composer

#Renaissance #Litterature #EarlyModern #LitStudies

Jonas Vils13h ago
@dbellingradt.bsky.social I just learned that ”Lorem ipsum” is not an #EarlyModern printing thing. It was invented by Letraset in the 60’s using a mangled text by Cicero. bsky.app/profile/vils...

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Cristina León Alfar, PhD 🐈🎭📚🌻💃🏻🐈‍⬛1d ago
There is a distressing amount of criticism on Measure for Measure. #EarlyModern

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Volker Bach1d ago

How do you keep cherries fresh? In a well, actually...

https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/06/05/keeping-cherries-fresh/

#culinaryhistory #foodhistory #earlymodern #preservation

Rob McMinn1d ago
Quick reminder that the (DRM-free) ebook of Type Thief, my novel about a stolen #earlymodern typeface, is currently just 99p

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Alejandro Salamanca Rodríguez2d ago
Time for book promotion! #EarlyModern 🗃️ My first book, "A Microhistory of Early Modern Transatlantic Migration" is available in paperback. Pre-order now! I had a lot of fun writing it, that's my sales pitch. There are also reviews (next post) www.routledge.com/A-Microhisto...

A Microhistory of Early Modern...
A Microhistory of Early Modern Transatlantic Migration: The Frigate Agata (1747)

This microhistory of early modern transatlantic migration follows the journey of the Agata, a Dutch frigate hired by Spanish merchants in 1747 to travel between Cádiz and Veracruz. Manned by migrants from across Europe, the Agata was intercepted by British privateers on its return trip, an event that led to the preservation of most of the documents on board, including a collection of personal letters. Through a microscopical lens, this book delves into the lives of some of the migrants linked t

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Daniel Bellingradt3d ago
A short glimpse into my mostly offline world: You see an #earlymodern masquerade in France gone wrong, and this image was published about the event with a burning costume in a German journal in 1707. It looks like Chewbacca is having a good time taking a shower, to be honest. #skystorians #starwars
Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her)5d ago
Martin Schongauer has done some griffonmaxxing ! The griffon of classical antiquity was half lion, half eagle. Schongauer’s griffon is a blend of eagle, rooster, and bull – and isn’t this griffon owning his look! 1/ #earlymodern #medieval #Renaissance #printhistory #arthistory #monsters
Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her)5d ago
Animal cyborg sighting – from the Middle Ages, no less! Now at the Louvre in the Martin Schongauer exhibition, until July 20. 1/ #earlymodern #printhistory #arthistory #Renaissance #medieval
Peter Adamson6d ago
Today's new #HoPWaG episode looks at the delightfully cynical and quotable aphorisms of La Rochefoucauld: we explore the profound ethical theory underlying his "maxims" and writings of other French Moralists: historyofphilosophy.net/french-moral... #philosophy #podcast #earlymodern #philsky