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SassySenora701 @sassysenior70.bsky.social · Jul 6

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Thony Christie @rmathematicus.bsky.social · Jun 6

15th-century astronomer, astrologer, mathematician, printer-publisher Johannes Müller, aka Regiomontanus, was born 6 June 1436 #histsci
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The world’s first scientific press

The first ever printing house dedicated to the printing and publishing of scientific books was established in Nürnberg in 1471 by the astronomer, astrologer and mathematician Johannes Müller, bette…

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · May 16

We're delighted to welcome today 337 new Fellows & Members who've been elected to the Royal Historical Society bit.ly/3FfrjEb

Our new Fellows practice history in 11 countries, our Associate Fellows promote history across many sectors & our PGR Members study at 68 universities worldwide #Skystorians

Image of page from the Royal Historical Society's website announcing the election on 16 May of 337 new Fellows and Members to the Society.

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Natale Vacalebre @natvacalebre.bsky.social · May 16

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Society elects 337 new Fellows, Associate Fellows, Members and Postgraduate Members | RHS

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Natale Vacalebre @natvacalebre.bsky.social · May 16

Just received the incredible news that I’ve been elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org!
It’s a real honour—and a deep source of pride—to receive this recognition. Heartfelt thanks to Andrew @apettegree.bsky.social for his generous support! This means a lot!
#skystorians

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Natale Vacalebre @natvacalebre.bsky.social · Apr 4

Prof. Domenico Cecere gives an intriguing talk about natural #disasters and emotions in 17th-century Mediterranean at the 4th session of the Universiof Alcalá's international seminar on the history of written culture
#bookhistory #emotions #writing #writtenculture #disasters #print #manuscripts

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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · Mar 10

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Natale Vacalebre @natvacalebre.bsky.social · Mar 5

If you are lucky enough to be near San Marino, CA, between March 12th and May 26th, don't miss this fantastic opportunity!
#rarebooks #bookhistory #GutenbergBible #earlyprint #incunbula
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The Huntington Reunites Rare 15th-Century Print with Gutenberg Bible | The Huntington

The Huntington has acquired the exceptionally rare 15th-century devotional print “Christ on the Mount of Olives,” reuniting it with the institution’s prized Gutenberg Bible.

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Natale Vacalebre @natvacalebre.bsky.social · Feb 21

Honored to be awarded a Paul Oskar Kristeller Fellowship from the Renaissance Society of America for my research on Novohispanic readers of Italian books! Thank you so much for such a fantastic privilege!

#BookHistory #Renaissance #Mediterranean #ColonialMexico

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Title page of a copy of Petrarch's poetic works (Venice, 1538) held at the Biblioteca Nacional de México, censored by the inquisition of New Spain.

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Melissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social · Feb 5

Do you fancy getting started working with Transkribus? We're hosting a @transkribus.bsky.social in person workshop in Edinburgh, Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:00 - 17:00. @jnockels.bsky.social will demistify automatic text recognition as well as its context, as part of @edcdcs.bsky.social training ☺️

Getting Started with Transkribus

A workshop on automatic text recognition and the transcription tool Transkribus, led by Joe Nockels from the University of Sheffield.

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Celeste McNamara @celestemcnamara.bsky.social · May 31

Very excited that Hidden Venice, a new smartphone walking tour app from History City, is now available for (free) download. Three historical trails from the 16th-18th century, written by historians (myself, Fabrizio Nevola, David Rosenthal, and Rosa Salzberg). youtu.be/HU4nx6CZp-U

Hidden Venice

HistoryCity apps bring the streets to life with immersive trails on geolocated historic maps. Available for: Venice, Copenhagen, Florence, Valencia, Exeter, Hamburg, Trento, Deventer, Landshut and Tours. https://historycityapps.org/

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Natale Vacalebre @natvacalebre.bsky.social · Jan 24

Now Esther Borrego Gutiérrez (Universidad Complutense) walks us through the fascinating world of the religious "villancico", a mixed genre of popular music and verses developed in early modern Spain.

#writing #popular #music #religious #navidad #textualstudies #comedy #emotions

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Natale Vacalebre @natvacalebre.bsky.social · Jan 24

The inaugural lecture by Diego Navarro Bonilla (Universidad Carlos III) focuses on how calligraphy generates emotions and develops creativity
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#calligraphy #writing #historyofemotions #writing

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Natale Vacalebre @natvacalebre.bsky.social · Jan 24

Ready to start this fantastic seminar, "Corazón, de ti me quejo...", on emotions and writing (15th-21th centuries) ath the Department of Philosophy and History at the University of Alcalá!

#writing #writtenculture #emotions #archives #paleography #history #manuscript #reading

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Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales @annales.ehess.fr · Jan 2

Le dernier numéro des #Annales est désormais publié sur Cambridge Core (@cambridgeup.bsky.social). À lire, l’intelligence des gestes techniques au XVIIIe s., l'histoire et l'anthropologie des populations amérindiennes, les Juifs, l’antisémitisme et le capitalisme
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Dernier numéro | Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales | Cambridge Core

Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales

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Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales @annales.ehess.fr · Dec 23

Au sommaire du prochain numéro des #Annales, l’intelligence des gestes techniques au XVIIIe siècle, histoire et anthropologie des populations amérindiennes, les Juifs, l’antisémitisme et le capitalisme

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Esther M. Villegas de la Torre @evillegasdelatorre.bsky.social · Dec 27

#callforpapers for the forthcoming San Daniele Sammelband 15-16 conference, to be held from 10 to 12 April 2025. sammelband.hypotheses.org/2267

San Daniele 2025 – a call for papers

« In uno volumine » – call for papers for the forthcoming San Daniele Sammelband 15-16 conference to be held from 10 to 12 April 2025 After having tackled in our previous meetings the fundamental ques...

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · Dec 22

The whole Mediterranean region was out of fashion among academic historians during the formative century of modern academia. I talk a fair bit about this in the opening sections of my new book “Inventing the Renaissance” forthcoming February

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Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age

Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age [Palmer, Ada] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age

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Natale Vacalebre @natvacalebre.bsky.social · Dec 22

Woooooow! Can't wait to read it!

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Ruth Ahnert @ruthahnert.bsky.social · Dec 20

Love this scheme! Take note lovely DH friends, that it is a VIRTUAL fellowship.

Sarah Ames @semames.bsky.social · Dec 20

Our Digital Research Fellowship call is also currently open: £7,500 for a 3 month project exploring our data: data.nls.uk/projects/dig...

The National Library of Scotland Fellowship in Digital Research 2025-26 – Data Foundry

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Jan Machielsen @janmachielsen.bsky.social · Dec 20

Shall we call him Scroogewell? Croogewell? Scromwell?

The Cromwell Museum @cromwellmuseum.bsky.social · Dec 19

'Tis the season for lots of people posting on the #17thCentury #Christmas ban in England and Wales... a story often buried under myth and misunderstanding! 😉
For a summary of why Christmas was banned and how (along with Cromwell's involvement), see: www.cromwellmuseum.org/cromwell/did...

Portrait of Oliver Cromwell by Sir Peter Lely 1653... but with a santa hat added!

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Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · Dec 16

How to organize your books in true #earlymodern style by following 3 simple steps. Here is an advice from 1504:

Step 1: lay them on top of each other.

Step 2: book spines facing up.

Step 3: Have a few boxes within your book collection.

#bookhistory #skystorians

Detail from [Gregor Reisch] AEPITOMA OMNIS PHYLOSOPHIAE ... (1504). Two men in a room with a book collection in the back.

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Adria @adriaandthepriors.bsky.social · Dec 13

Don’t.

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · Dec 13

Reminder as you consider holiday gifts that REUSE is even better than RECYCLE, and thrift shops and eBay are full of wonderful things loved ones might want, including a million jillion stuffed animals of every species imaginable waiting to be loved.

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Natale Vacalebre @natvacalebre.bsky.social · Dec 12

It’s official! 🤩Starting next year I’ll be joining the University of Alcalá as a Beatriz Galindo Distinguished Professor. I’m beyond excited and deeply grateful for this opportunity and can’t wait to begin this new chapter!🥳📚
#goodnews #newjob #professorship #happiness #sun #skyacademic #skystorians

The main building of the University of Alcalá in Alcalá de Henares, one of the most ancient universities in Spain

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