#earlymodern — Public Fediverse posts

Life continues to keep me busy. Just a brief sixteenth-century kitchen hint for making saffron pfeffer sauce today.

https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/08/02/yellow-pepper-sauce-from-the-solothurn-ms/

#culinaryhistory #foodhistory #earlymodern

A prayerbook rubric might say “say this before bed” or “stand before a crucifix.” Either way, it’s doing more than labeling the next prayer.

Thinking about rubrics using Lorraine Daston’s supple rules

silencesandsounds.blogspot.com

#prayerbooks #prayer #Catholic #EarlyModern #nuntastic #rubrics #blog #research #Thalbach

A prayerbook rubric might say “say this before bed” or “stand before a crucifix.” Either way, it’s doing more than labeling the next prayer.

Thinking about rubrics using Lorraine Daston’s supple rules

silencesandsounds.blogspot.com

#prayerbooks #prayer #Catholic #EarlyModern #nuntastic #rubrics #blog #research #Thalbach

How did early modern utopias reimagine society and nature? Answers can be found in the case of the Philadelphia’s green spaces to mining ventures—that tested alternative models of living, where humans, animals, and resources coexisted in radical ways.

https://ghil.hypotheses.org/8641
#Utopia #EarlyModern #Ecology #ColonialHistory

How did early modern utopias reimagine society and nature? Answers can be found in the case of the Philadelphia’s green spaces to mining ventures—that tested alternative models of living, where humans, animals, and resources coexisted in radical ways.

https://ghil.hypotheses.org/8641
#Utopia #EarlyModern #Ecology #ColonialHistory

Douglas Kay & Martin Philip – AKA the folk duo The Sorries – recorded a podcast about “Killiecrankie”, discussing the publication of the song, the figures & events which inspired it, & how it played a pivotal role in bringing the pair of them together

https://scottishsongguide.com/2015/09/29/the-scottish-song-guide-episode-1-killiecrankie/

#Scottish #literature #EarlyModern #17thcentury #battle #Jacobite #song #folksong

Douglas Kay & Martin Philip – AKA the folk duo The Sorries – recorded a podcast about “Killiecrankie”, discussing the publication of the song, the figures & events which inspired it, & how it played a pivotal role in bringing the pair of them together

https://scottishsongguide.com/2015/09/29/the-scottish-song-guide-episode-1-killiecrankie/

#Scottish #literature #EarlyModern #17thcentury #battle #Jacobite #song #folksong

Whare hae ye been sae braw, lad?
Whare hae ye been sae brankie, O?
Whare hae ye been sae braw, lad?
Came ye by Killiecrankie, O?

—“Killicrankie”, from James Hogg’s JACOBITE RELICS OF SCOTLAND (1819).

The Battle of Killiecrankie ⚔️ was fought #OTD, 27 July, 1689. A Jacobite force led by Ewan Cameron of Lochiel & Viscount Dundee defeated a Scottish government army commanded by Hugh Mackay

#Scottish #literature #EarlyModern #17thcentury #battle #Jacobite #song #folksong

Whare hae ye been sae braw, lad?
Whare hae ye been sae brankie, O?
Whare hae ye been sae braw, lad?
Came ye by Killiecrankie, O?

—“Killicrankie”, from James Hogg’s JACOBITE RELICS OF SCOTLAND (1819).

The Battle of Killiecrankie ⚔️ was fought #OTD, 27 July, 1689. A Jacobite force led by Ewan Cameron of Lochiel & Viscount Dundee defeated a Scottish government army commanded by Hugh Mackay

#Scottish #literature #EarlyModern #17thcentury #battle #Jacobite #song #folksong

This week on #HoPWaG we look at Pierre Bayle, and ask whether his Dictionary is supposed to lead the reader towards skepticism or a more profound Christian faith. (Maybe both?)

historyofphilosophy.net/podcast/earl...

#philsky #philosophy #bayle #dictionaries #earlymodern #skepticism

This week on #HoPWaG we look at Pierre Bayle, and ask whether his Dictionary is supposed to lead the reader towards skepticism or a more profound Christian faith. (Maybe both?)

historyofphilosophy.net/podcast/earl...

#philsky #philosophy #bayle #dictionaries #earlymodern #skepticism

“In her new book With My Own Hand: The Secret Life of Marie Maitland, historian & translator Ashley Douglas places an analysis of Poem 49 at the heart of her thoughtful & often speculative reconstruction of this early modern woman’s queer life”

@litstudies

https://theconversation.com/the-16th-century-lesbian-poet-who-could-be-scotlands-answer-to-gentleman-jack-286743

#Scottish #literature #poetry #16thcentury #EarlyModern #LGBTQ #LGBTQhistory #QueerHistory

“In her new book With My Own Hand: The Secret Life of Marie Maitland, historian & translator Ashley Douglas places an analysis of Poem 49 at the heart of her thoughtful & often speculative reconstruction of this early modern woman’s queer life”

@litstudies

https://theconversation.com/the-16th-century-lesbian-poet-who-could-be-scotlands-answer-to-gentleman-jack-286743

#Scottish #literature #poetry #16thcentury #EarlyModern #LGBTQ #LGBTQhistory #QueerHistory

In the latest episode of Talking Tudors, Natalie Grueninger speaks with Dr Ashley Douglas about her new book, With My Own Hand: The Secret Life of Marie Maitland, Scotland's Sixteenth-Century Sappho

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgC3ivcGoOw

#Scottish #literature #poetry #16thcentury #EarlyModern #LGBTQ #LGBTQhistory #QueerHistory

In the latest episode of Talking Tudors, Natalie Grueninger speaks with Dr Ashley Douglas about her new book, With My Own Hand: The Secret Life of Marie Maitland, Scotland's Sixteenth-Century Sappho

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgC3ivcGoOw

#Scottish #literature #poetry #16thcentury #EarlyModern #LGBTQ #LGBTQhistory #QueerHistory

A music break for sanity's sake.
#music #classical #symphony #lateromantic #earlymodern
https://youtu.be/hfbj3KE2t_Y?si=txWSDoCm1pl2iFf8

A music break for sanity's sake.
#music #classical #symphony #lateromantic #earlymodern
https://youtu.be/hfbj3KE2t_Y?si=txWSDoCm1pl2iFf8

A celestial crossing is disorienting. Full story at https://flintpunk.com/
#webcomic #weirdFantasy #steampunk #earlyModern #pirates #art #MastoArt

Gotcha, smiling sea-bishop of #earlymodern fame.

Gotcha, smiling sea-bishop of #earlymodern fame.

Pork roast recipes from 1598, especially the onion sauce is very good indeed.

https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/07/07/pork-roast-served-northern-renaissance-style/

#culinaryhistory #foodhistory #earlymodern #roasting

Just a few recipes today. I found beef roasting instructions from 1598, and they sound pretty tasty.

https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/07/06/serving-roast-beef-northern-renaissance-style/

#culinaryhistory #foodhistory #roasting #earlymodern

A 500-year-old map known as “America’s Birth Certificate” was found a century ago. But what, and where, was “America”?

To learn more, check out my op-ed in the LA Times. PDF & images in 🧵.
1/ 🧵
#maphistory #cartography #histsci #earlymodern #america250 #4thofJuly 🗃

www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Contributor: What 'America' me...

A 500-year-old map known as “America’s Birth Certificate” was found a century ago. But what, and where, was “America”?

To learn more, check out my op-ed in the LA Times. PDF & images in 🧵.
1/ 🧵
#maphistory #cartography #histsci #earlymodern #america250 #4thofJuly 🗃

www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Contributor: What 'America' me...

The audiobook of HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY is $0.99 on Amazon.com / 99p on Amazon.co.uk. Links in thread, plus links for 30% off from @[email protected] (valid for all books!).

Intro cliff-hanger in alt-text.

🧪💙📚 🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #politics #HAMH

The audiobook of HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY is $0.99 on Amazon.com / 99p on Amazon.co.uk. Links in thread, plus links for 30% off from @[email protected] (valid for all books!).

Intro cliff-hanger in alt-text.

🧪💙📚 🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #politics #HAMH

As a food historian, I try to tell people most historical recipes are pretty normal. This one starts by roasting a whole ox, and then it gets weird.

https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/06/30/roasting-whole-oxen/

#culinaryhistory #foodhistory #earlymodern #foodfight

At long last, another recipe post. It's about #gingerbread, corruption, and why if your diplomatic shtick is winning wars, losing one is dangerous.

Any resemblance to current events is all in your head.

https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/06/20/gingerbread-war-feeding-the-revolution-xxvi/

#foodhistory #earlymodern #eattherich

At long last, another recipe post. It's about #gingerbread, corruption, and why if your diplomatic shtick is winning wars, losing one is dangerous.

Any resemblance to current events is all in your head.

https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/06/20/gingerbread-war-feeding-the-revolution-xxvi/

#foodhistory #earlymodern #eattherich

Hunting for a #FathersDay gift? How about a book that blends history, science, & pop culture? HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY is a history of the category of the human, told through ideas about monsters and monster-making. 💙📚 🧪🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #18thC #histsci #histmed #politics 1/

Hunting for a #FathersDay gift? How about a book that blends history, science, & pop culture? HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY is a history of the category of the human, told through ideas about monsters and monster-making. 💙📚 🧪🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #18thC #histsci #histmed #politics 1/

In Æthernaut, the solar system is organized and held together by a physical structure. Full comic at https://flintpunk.com/
#webcomic #steampunk #earlymodern #weirdFantasy #art #MastoArt

With My Own Hand: Ashley Douglas on Scotland’s 16th-century Sappho
22 July, Lighthouse Bookshop, Edinburgh – £0/£4/£22 (with book)

Ashley Douglas tells the story of Marie Maitland (c1550–1596), the Maitland manuscript, & Marie’s secret lesbian love poetry

https://lighthousebookshop.com/events/with-my-own-hand-ashley-douglas-on-scotlands-sixteenth-century-sappho

#Scottish #literature #earlymodern #poetry #16thcentury #lesbian #queerlit #womenwriters #sapphic

With My Own Hand: Ashley Douglas on Scotland’s 16th-century Sappho
22 July, Lighthouse Bookshop, Edinburgh – £0/£4/£22 (with book)

Ashley Douglas tells the story of Marie Maitland (c1550–1596), the Maitland manuscript, & Marie’s secret lesbian love poetry

https://lighthousebookshop.com/events/with-my-own-hand-ashley-douglas-on-scotlands-sixteenth-century-sappho

#Scottish #literature #earlymodern #poetry #16thcentury #lesbian #queerlit #womenwriters #sapphic

... and here is the page with the 🦁 image in full glory, from Sebastian Münster's 'Cosmographiae uniuersalis' of #earlymodern fame:

... and here is the page with the 🦁 image in full glory, from Sebastian Münster's 'Cosmographiae uniuersalis' of #earlymodern fame:

I need these for work. Book haul in London yesterday, for a new narrative nonfiction book idea. 1/ 🧵 #earlymodern #histsci 💙📚 🗃

I need these for work. Book haul in London yesterday, for a new narrative nonfiction book idea. 1/ 🧵 #earlymodern #histsci 💙📚 🗃

Venez nous écouter à #Marseille !

Cette semaine, nous allons parler longuement de la Renaissance en Provence à la bibliothèque de l'Alcazar. Ce colloque, coorganisé par RHR, la Fédération historique de Provence, la Bibliothèque L’Alcazar Marseille, et les universités d’Aix-Marseille, Avignon et Saint-Etienne, se tiendra du jeudi 11 juin au samedi 13 juin, avec des visites patrimoniales le dimanche.
Nous avons prévu trois conférences grand public samedi 13 juin après-midi, avec Lionel Piettre, Sophie Astier et Jérémie Foa.

Informations et programme ici: https://rhr16.hypotheses.org/1600

#Renaissance #Provence #Histoire #Litterature #HistoireDeLArt #Histodons #EarlyModern

Venez nous écouter à #Marseille !

Cette semaine, nous allons parler longuement de la Renaissance en Provence à la bibliothèque de l'Alcazar. Ce colloque, coorganisé par RHR, la Fédération historique de Provence, la Bibliothèque L’Alcazar Marseille, et les universités d’Aix-Marseille, Avignon et Saint-Etienne, se tiendra du jeudi 11 juin au samedi 13 juin, avec des visites patrimoniales le dimanche.
Nous avons prévu trois conférences grand public samedi 13 juin après-midi, avec Lionel Piettre, Sophie Astier et Jérémie Foa.

Informations et programme ici: https://rhr16.hypotheses.org/1600

#Renaissance #Provence #Histoire #Litterature #HistoireDeLArt #Histodons #EarlyModern

[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

[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

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

A music break for sanity's sake.
#music #finland #classical #orchestral #symphony #lateromantic #earlymodern
https://youtu.be/ooMCHFSDy0A?si=01HisTLPnwbOd2Nu

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

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

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