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Susan Klaiber
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Architectural historian | Baroque, early modern & beyond

American formerly in 🇩🇪 & 🇮🇹, now 🇨🇭 | Detroit diaspora

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Susan Klaiber @susanklaiber.bsky.social · Sep 25
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Bernini`s Architectural Drawings - An Extended Edition of Brauer and Wittkower’s Catalogue of 1931 (Römische Forschungen der Bibliotheca Hertziana, Band 38)

#earlymodern #baroque #architecture #drawings

www.hirmerverlag.de/de/titel-32-...
View of book covers for two-volume set of Bernini's Architectural Drawings, edited by Tod A. Marder and published by Hirmer on behalf of the Bibliotheca Hertziana. Volume 1 (visible) has ink and red chalk drawing for the crowning feature of the Baldacchino in St. Peter's.
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cmonstah.bsky.social
This is insane.

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Architecture no longer classified as professional degree under Trump overhaul
The Trump Administration has overhauled student reimbursement in the United States, leading to significant changes in federal student financial aid programs. Under the terms of the One Big Beautiful B...
archinect.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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mansionglobal.bsky.social
Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed Mansion in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Sells for $3.56 Million buff.ly/85Q3lyz
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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rmathematicus.bsky.social
The rise of the scientific societies to discuss the new developments in natural philosophy in the 17th century #histsci
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A suitably regal first Royal Society President, portrait of William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker after Peter Lely
November 26, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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bernhardhuss.bsky.social
#earlymodern
#Renaissancestudies

@francescopetrarca.bsky.social
chiorbo.bsky.social Andrea Torre @chiorbo.bsky.social · 11h
JUST OUT
With my article: “(S)fortuna dell’interpretazione visiva dei Triumphi tra Quattro e Cinquecento” #petrarch #earlymodern #word&image
November 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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stevemur67.bsky.social
I hope the families who took RFK’s vaccination advice sue him/ it for every penny he/ it has.
jessdkant.bsky.social Jesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 22h
A third infant has died in Kentucky, KYDPH adds:

“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”

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Kentucky Public Health KENTUCKY HEALTH ALERT Increase in Pertussis in Kentucky Recommendations for Identification and Prevention November 21, 2025 Kentucky health officials are alerting providers that cases of pertussis ("whooping cough") have increased steadily across the Commonwealth in recent weeks. To date, 566 cases of pertussis have been reported in Kentucky in 2025, the highest number of cases in the Commonwealth since 2012. This follows a trend that was first announced in July 2024 when pertussis cases began increasing in Kentucky to levels not seen in over a decade. Health officials anticipate that pertussis will continue to increase during the winter months based on historic trends. Many U.S. states and other countries are also experiencing elevated levels of pertussis. Many of the recent cases have occurred in young infants, and health officials also recently confirmed the third pertussis-related death in a Kentucky infant within the last year. This follows two other infant deaths that were announced in June. These are Kentucky's first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy. Health officials urge all Kentuckians to remain up to date on recommended pertussis immunizations and emphasize the importance of maternal immunization during pregnancy, and for all infants beginning promptly at two months of age. Health officials also encourage providers to consider pertussis as a diagnosis in addition to circulating seasonal respiratory viruses such as influenza, RSV and COVID-19. A significant number of cases have also occurred in school-aged children, many of whom were up to date on pertussis vaccination. Immunity from vaccination or natural infection wanes over time so infections can occur in people who are fully vaccinated. However, the vaccine is known to reduce disease severity, and hospitalization among vaccinated individuals is rare. The Kentucky Dep… Kentucky Public Health regularly in Kentucky, however an increase beyond the expected background rate has been reported in recent weeks. Though pertussis vaccination (DTaP or Tdap) is available and widely implemented, B. pertussis continues to spread in the U.S. due to lack of vaccination or timely boosters, the lack of lifelong immunity from vaccination or natural infection and the long duration of infectiousness in untreated cases. Symptoms of pertussis usually begin with a runny or congested nose, a low-grade fever, and mild coughing; apnea/stopping breathing can also occur in infants. After one to two weeks, the cough can progress to rapid, violent (paroxysmal) coughing fits that can cause the "whooping" sound, vomiting or labored breathing. Young children are the most severely affected; most teens and adults will have mild symptoms. People with preexisting health conditions that may be worsened by whooping cough are at high risk for developing a severe infection. Testing for Pertussis: The preferred methods for pertussis testing include nasal pharyngeal (NP) swab or nasal wash via PCR testing or culture. PCR has optimal sensitivity during the first three weeks of cough, is widely available at commercial laboratories and has a fast turnaround time. Culture is considered the gold standard due to excellent specificity but may take longer to complete. Serology for antibodies to B. pertussis is available at many commercial laboratories, however, serologic assays are not generally recommended for primary diagnosis of pertussis due to variability and unknown clinical accuracy. The most promising serologic assays are those that measure IgG antibodies against pertussis toxin only and are collected two to eight weeks following cough onset. Prevention of Pertussis: Prevention of pertussis is primarily achieved through routine vaccination with DTaP (ages two months to six years) and Tdap (ages seven years and older), followed by appropriate booster doses. Vaccination of pr… Bordetella parapertussis B. parapertussis is a bacterium that is similar to B. pertussis and can cause pertussis-like illness but does not produce pertussis toxin. Symptoms of parapertussis are typically milder and infection may be asymptomatic. There is no vaccine for B. parapertussis and post-exposure prophylaxis is not recommended, however treatment recommendations for symptomatic patients are the same as those for B. pertussis. B. parapertussis is not reportable in Kentucky. Thank you for your attention to this alert and guidance. The KDPH pertussis website includes supplemental resources, including a pertussis quicksheet with additional information that providers may find useful. If you have questions regarding reporting, testing, or prevention of pertussis or other infectious diseases, please contact the Kentucky Immunization Branch at (502) 564-4478 or after hours by calling the KDPH Epidemiology on-call line at 888-9-REPORT (888-973-7678). Our Mission: To improve the health and safety of people in Kentucky through Prevention, Promotion, and Protection
November 26, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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wolfgangfrothe.bsky.social
Wenn dem Bistum Chur zu seiner Verteidigung nichts Besseres einfällt, als drei (!) Kirchenrechtler als inkompetent und/oder befangen zu diffamieren, sagt das alles.

Wer sind eigentlich die "genügend andere(n) Kirchenrechtler", die "den Sachverhalt anders" bewerten?

#Kirche #Missbrauch #Vertuschung
November 26, 2025 at 6:39 AM
susanklaiber.bsky.social
Huge footsteps to fill in this job after Hank Millon, Elizabeth Cropper, and @snelsonus.bsky.social - and especially in the current DC climate.

But what an amazing opportunity for a distinguished senior scholar!
November 26, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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peterpaulrubens.bsky.social
Like a church or cloister, but a temple of commerce instead: the Amsterdam Exchange (or beurs), designed by Hendrick de Keyser and here wonderfully painted by Emanuel de Witte in 1653.
November 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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h-net-humanities.bsky.social
FEATURED JOB: Dean, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art - District of Columbia

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#edusky #academicsky #art #arthistory #history
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
susanklaiber.bsky.social
Better link: lareviewofbooks.org/article/phas...
November 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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asharangappa.bsky.social
Art. I of the Constitution gives Congress the power to make rules and regulations for the armed forces — including codes of discipline and strictures against following illegal orders. You can’t punish members of Congress for articulating those rules. Also protected by Speech and Debate Clause.
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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drannaclark.bsky.social
”To a valiant heart, nothing is impossible.”
Palais Jacques Coeur, Bourges, 1443-1451, hôtel particulier in the Flamboyant Gothic style, built for one of France’s wealthiest merchants, Jacques Coeur. Master of Mint to Charles VII, he fell suddenly from royal favour & died in Chios #OTD 1456.
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 AM
susanklaiber.bsky.social
Fascinating work that should highlight the work of the institute for Geoanthropolgie of the @maxplanck.de

www.gea.mpg.de/184479/medie...
November 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
susanklaiber.bsky.social
#Architecture, Hybridity, and the Codex Mellon: Collaborative Design at St. Peter’s #earlymodern

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November 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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janalena.bsky.social
Check out my @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social interview with @thomas-morel.bsky.social about @universitypress.cambridge.org Underground Mathematics Craft Culture and Knowledge in #EarlyModern #Europe. #skystorians #HistoryofMining #BookSky 📚💙 #HistoryofMaths #mathsky

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November 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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thomas-morel.bsky.social
I had the pleasure to talk with @janalena.bsky.social about practical mathematics, early modern mines, and fancy frontispieces ...
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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susanklaiber.bsky.social
The Werner Oechslin Library continues to organize stimulating events despite its precarious finances.

This #CFP for the Architectural Theory Colloquium next April focuses on "The 'Métier' and the Teacher ('Maestro')" - the contrast between #architects and craftsmen.

Deadline 19 December 2025
The image shows an 18th-century print of a fictive building site in ancient Rome. In the center, a leader dressed in military garb points to the right, where craftsmen are carving columns and capitals. At the left, a man traces plans with a compass on a slab placed on a table.
November 24, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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eicathomefinn.bsky.social
'In this magnificent book, the first scholarly biography of Holbein in more than 100 years, art historian Elizabeth Goldring characterises the Cleves affair as a “debacle” but...points out that it was a rare misstep for Holbein, whose portraits...struck contemporaries as uncannily lifelike.'
Holbein: Renaissance Master by Elizabeth Goldring review – a magnificent portrait of the artist
The first scholarly biography in more than 100 years of the man who immortalised the Tudor court does not disappoint
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:38 AM
susanklaiber.bsky.social
The Werner Oechslin Library continues to organize stimulating events despite its precarious finances.

This #CFP for the Architectural Theory Colloquium next April focuses on "The 'Métier' and the Teacher ('Maestro')" - the contrast between #architects and craftsmen.

Deadline 19 December 2025
The image shows an 18th-century print of a fictive building site in ancient Rome. In the center, a leader dressed in military garb points to the right, where craftsmen are carving columns and capitals. At the left, a man traces plans with a compass on a slab placed on a table.
November 24, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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pantonio.bsky.social
Still thinking through everything here, but this is a good, straightforward piece of old fashioned architectural criticism that, I think, successfully navigates the complexities of the assignment, worth reading.

www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Despite Star Architect’s Alleged Misconduct, New Harlem and Princeton Museums Shine
Two years after misconduct accusations emerged against designer David Adjaye, two museum openings show the value of his architecture firm’s voice.
www.bloomberg.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Worth a reprise 👇👇👇
November 22, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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ankegroener.bsky.social
Mein Arbeitsplatz in Passau am Donnerstag. Gerade schneit es nicht, erst Montag wieder zum Berufsverkehr 😬
November 22, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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aquilanebula.bsky.social
St Paul's Cathedral earlier today.
November 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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premthakker.bsky.social
Notice Mamdani charmed Trump on live TV without backing down on any stances. He didn't water himself down, he didn't even take back calling Trump a fascist. Moderates would say butter him up, or try to appear more right-wing. Voters can see through that—and evidently so does he!
November 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM