Volker Schröder
@marphurius.bsky.social
Associate prof of French (emeritus) at Princeton. Working mostly on 17th-cy literature and culture, with a focus on bibliography, including manuscripts and prints. Research blog: anecdota.princeton.edu. Also on Mastodon: @[email protected]
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A newly redeveloped Getty Provenance Index is now available. This resource contains over 12 million records that allows a window into a vast growing universe of data available on shared cultural heritage. [🧵8/10]
www.getty.edu/research/pro...
www.getty.edu/research/pro...
November 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
A newly redeveloped Getty Provenance Index is now available. This resource contains over 12 million records that allows a window into a vast growing universe of data available on shared cultural heritage. [🧵8/10]
www.getty.edu/research/pro...
www.getty.edu/research/pro...
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"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees
This interview originally appeared on the Division of Arts
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November 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
"Throughout their decades as collectors, Ms. Vogel worked at the Brooklyn Public Library as a reference librarian, and Mr. Vogel, a high school dropout from Harlem, did the night shift at a post office sorting mail." - New York Times obituary (gift link): www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/a...
Dorothy Vogel, Librarian With a Vast Art Collection, Dies at 90
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"Throughout their decades as collectors, Ms. Vogel worked at the Brooklyn Public Library as a reference librarian, and Mr. Vogel, a high school dropout from Harlem, did the night shift at a post office sorting mail." - New York Times obituary (gift link): www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/a...
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Oxford Handbook to the End of Academia
November 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Oxford Handbook to the End of Academia
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Explore artistic training and the mastery of #drawing in Europe from about 1550 to 1850 in Learning To Draw, at the Getty Center now through January 25, 2026.
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Learning to Draw | Getty Exhibitions
Explore the mastery of drawing from 1550–1850. Discover how artistic training shaped the foundation of the arts in Europe.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Explore artistic training and the mastery of #drawing in Europe from about 1550 to 1850 in Learning To Draw, at the Getty Center now through January 25, 2026.
ℹ gty.art/42ZB6qL
ℹ gty.art/42ZB6qL
David Bellos, 80, Dies; Wrestled French Wordplay Into English (New York Times obituary - gift link): www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/b...
David Bellos, 80, Dies; Wrestled French Wordplay Into English
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:14 PM
David Bellos, 80, Dies; Wrestled French Wordplay Into English (New York Times obituary - gift link): www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/b...
“I am everything the religious right despises: a scientist, an atheist, a leftist (by American standards at least), a university professor, and a Frenchman.” Wall Street Journal gift link: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/yann...
He’s Been Right About AI for 40 Years. Now He Thinks Everyone Is Wrong.
Yann LeCun invented many fundamental components of modern AI. Now he’s convinced most in his field have been led astray by the siren song of large language models.
www.wsj.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
“I am everything the religious right despises: a scientist, an atheist, a leftist (by American standards at least), a university professor, and a Frenchman.” Wall Street Journal gift link: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/yann...
"Some Democrats and supporters of the National Endowment for the Humanities are questioning what they see as gutted procedures and a tilt toward handpicked projects." Article by Jennifer Schuessler in the New York Times - gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/a...
Fired Scholars and Big Grants to Favored Projects: Inside Trump’s N.E.H.
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"Some Democrats and supporters of the National Endowment for the Humanities are questioning what they see as gutted procedures and a tilt toward handpicked projects." Article by Jennifer Schuessler in the New York Times - gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/a...
"When I Don't Sleep, I Dream" - Wifredo Lam retrospective at MoMA through April 11. Reviewed by Holland Cotter in the New York Times (gift link): www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/a...
November 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
"When I Don't Sleep, I Dream" - Wifredo Lam retrospective at MoMA through April 11. Reviewed by Holland Cotter in the New York Times (gift link): www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/a...
"As the robberies pile up, French officials are waking up to an unsettling reality: France is awash in cultural treasures but has minimal resources to protect them from thieves." (Wall Street Journal gift link) www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Why It’s Easier to Rob a Museum Than a Jewelry Store in France
It’s not just the Louvre. Minimal security and the high price of gold have fueled nine heists over the past year.
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"As the robberies pile up, French officials are waking up to an unsettling reality: France is awash in cultural treasures but has minimal resources to protect them from thieves." (Wall Street Journal gift link) www.wsj.com/world/europe...
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We are thrilled to announce this year's rendition of the Prize Papers Talks Special Edition - an online lecture series organised by the German Maritime Museum and the Prize Papers Project! The first talk will be on November 10th, with Jane Ohlmeyer, Tom Truxes, and John Shovlin on the Amity Papers!
November 3, 2025 at 12:29 PM
We are thrilled to announce this year's rendition of the Prize Papers Talks Special Edition - an online lecture series organised by the German Maritime Museum and the Prize Papers Project! The first talk will be on November 10th, with Jane Ohlmeyer, Tom Truxes, and John Shovlin on the Amity Papers!
“I hate being called poet/dramatist/translator/director. Poet covers it all for me,” he told The Guardian in 2015. “I want to do justice to my inwardness, my tenderness, my political rage.” (New York Times obituary - gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
Tony Harrison, British Poet of the Working Class, Dies at 88
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
“I hate being called poet/dramatist/translator/director. Poet covers it all for me,” he told The Guardian in 2015. “I want to do justice to my inwardness, my tenderness, my political rage.” (New York Times obituary - gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
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Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
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We're sad to hear of the death of David Bellos, a wonderfully witty writer, professor, translator and judge of the 2016 International Booker Prize.
October 29, 2025 at 10:06 AM
We're sad to hear of the death of David Bellos, a wonderfully witty writer, professor, translator and judge of the 2016 International Booker Prize.
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A 77-year old man is the main suspect in an investigation that has involved raids in Germany, Switzerland and Liechtenstein, leading Bavarian police to seize forged Picasso, Rembrandt and Kahlo paintings
www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/f...
www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/f...
October 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A 77-year old man is the main suspect in an investigation that has involved raids in Germany, Switzerland and Liechtenstein, leading Bavarian police to seize forged Picasso, Rembrandt and Kahlo paintings
www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/f...
www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/f...
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📣📣📣 Opportunity: Director of the Voltaire Foundation 📣📣📣
We are seeking a Director to lead the Voltaire Foundation, to succeed Professor Nicholas Cronk, and warmly invite applications.
www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/news-item/op...
We are seeking a Director to lead the Voltaire Foundation, to succeed Professor Nicholas Cronk, and warmly invite applications.
www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/news-item/op...
Opportunity: Director of the Voltaire Foundation
We are seeking a Director to lead the Voltaire Foundation, to succeed Professor Nicholas Cronk, and warmly invite applications. The Voltaire Foundation, originally established thanks to the…
www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk
October 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
📣📣📣 Opportunity: Director of the Voltaire Foundation 📣📣📣
We are seeking a Director to lead the Voltaire Foundation, to succeed Professor Nicholas Cronk, and warmly invite applications.
www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/news-item/op...
We are seeking a Director to lead the Voltaire Foundation, to succeed Professor Nicholas Cronk, and warmly invite applications.
www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/news-item/op...
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A neat tool I just came across: Viabundus, a digital road map of northern Europe 1350-1650, that lets you calculate contemporary travel routes/times. In 1500, going Amiens → Köln by horse took almost 7 days and 13 toll payments.
#medievalsky
www.landesgeschichte.uni-goettingen.de/handelsstras...
#medievalsky
www.landesgeschichte.uni-goettingen.de/handelsstras...
October 24, 2025 at 10:58 PM
A neat tool I just came across: Viabundus, a digital road map of northern Europe 1350-1650, that lets you calculate contemporary travel routes/times. In 1500, going Amiens → Köln by horse took almost 7 days and 13 toll payments.
#medievalsky
www.landesgeschichte.uni-goettingen.de/handelsstras...
#medievalsky
www.landesgeschichte.uni-goettingen.de/handelsstras...
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The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
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October 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
10/10 response, no notes
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I just tried chat GPT out on transcribing a 1644 manuscript I was squinting to read. It's extremely convincing and absolutely wrong: gets the first line about a river right, then makes up a very plausible 17thc spiel about rivers, with period spelling and all, but NOT AT ALL what happens next.
October 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
I just tried chat GPT out on transcribing a 1644 manuscript I was squinting to read. It's extremely convincing and absolutely wrong: gets the first line about a river right, then makes up a very plausible 17thc spiel about rivers, with period spelling and all, but NOT AT ALL what happens next.
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New on the blog:
Dr Zoe Screti and Dr Gillian Pink investigate a curious coincidence surrounding three near-identical letters by French philosopher Voltaire.
voltairefoundation.wordpress.com/2025/10/23/t...
Dr Zoe Screti and Dr Gillian Pink investigate a curious coincidence surrounding three near-identical letters by French philosopher Voltaire.
voltairefoundation.wordpress.com/2025/10/23/t...
Three Near-Identical Voltaire Letters
Dr Zoe Screti and Dr Gillian Pink investigate a curious coincidence surrounding three near-identical letters by French philosopher Voltaire. The Voltaire Foundation, University of Oxford …
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October 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
New on the blog:
Dr Zoe Screti and Dr Gillian Pink investigate a curious coincidence surrounding three near-identical letters by French philosopher Voltaire.
voltairefoundation.wordpress.com/2025/10/23/t...
Dr Zoe Screti and Dr Gillian Pink investigate a curious coincidence surrounding three near-identical letters by French philosopher Voltaire.
voltairefoundation.wordpress.com/2025/10/23/t...
The Minions strike again.
En images : cambriolage au Musée du Louvre, dans la salle conservant les joyaux de la couronne de France
En images : cambriolage au Musée du Louvre, dans la salle conservant les joyaux de la couronne de France
Dimanche 19 octobre, des malfaiteurs se sont introduits dans la galerie d’Apollon et ont dérobé des bijoux « d’une valeur inestimable », selon Laurent Nuñez.
www.lemonde.fr
October 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The Minions strike again.
I’m looking for anyone who has visited the Winterthur Museum (Delaware, USA) and would be willing to upload their photos to Wikimedia Commons.
This would greatly help my students, who will be contributing to Wikipedia this semester on topics related to the history of this museum!
This would greatly help my students, who will be contributing to Wikipedia this semester on topics related to the history of this museum!
October 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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This was really fun (see also @thetimes.com)... looking for the real Marie-Antoinette! humanities.web.ox.ac.uk/article/rese...
Research finds 'defining' childhood portrait of Marie Antoinette is really her sister
humanities.web.ox.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This was really fun (see also @thetimes.com)... looking for the real Marie-Antoinette! humanities.web.ox.ac.uk/article/rese...
Krasznahorkai (pronounced CRAS-now-hoar-kay), 71, is known for novels featuring lengthy sentences and dark subjects. Susan Sontag once called him a “master of the apocalypse,” and the Hungarian movie director Bela Tarr has adapted several of his novels for the screen. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/b...
Nobel Prize in Literature Is Awarded to Laszlo Krasznahorkai
www.nytimes.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Krasznahorkai (pronounced CRAS-now-hoar-kay), 71, is known for novels featuring lengthy sentences and dark subjects. Susan Sontag once called him a “master of the apocalypse,” and the Hungarian movie director Bela Tarr has adapted several of his novels for the screen. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/b...