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An online hub for scholars, research, publications, and opportunities to explore and deepen your knowledge of the early modern period.
An online hub for scholars, research, publications, and opportunities to explore and deepen your knowledge of the early modern period.
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📖Book presentation: Silvia Cinnella della Porta, "Traduttori e mercanti: la scoperta inglese del Nuovo Mondo" (Firenze University Press, 2025).
📍La Colombaria (Florence) | 📆 25 February 2026 | ⌚16:00
#EarlyModern #BookLaunch
📍La Colombaria (Florence) | 📆 25 February 2026 | ⌚16:00
#EarlyModern #BookLaunch
February 10, 2026 at 9:06 AM
📖Book presentation: Silvia Cinnella della Porta, "Traduttori e mercanti: la scoperta inglese del Nuovo Mondo" (Firenze University Press, 2025).
📍La Colombaria (Florence) | 📆 25 February 2026 | ⌚16:00
#EarlyModern #BookLaunch
📍La Colombaria (Florence) | 📆 25 February 2026 | ⌚16:00
#EarlyModern #BookLaunch
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Early Modern European Neurodivergence: Call for Papers is now live! August 3rd and 4th 2026 at Swansea University. See the link in our bio for the submission form or scan the QR code in this post🤩🎉
February 10, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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📌Wednesday, 4 Februrary 2026 ⌚11:00
📖 Germano Maifreda will present his book "Io sono una strega (Einaudi, 2025)" as part of the seminar series “Voices from the Margins: Women, Religion, and Othering.”
🌍Università degli Study di Firenze |💻Online: meet.google.com/kxd-mmcg-xno
📖 Germano Maifreda will present his book "Io sono una strega (Einaudi, 2025)" as part of the seminar series “Voices from the Margins: Women, Religion, and Othering.”
🌍Università degli Study di Firenze |💻Online: meet.google.com/kxd-mmcg-xno
January 22, 2026 at 9:23 AM
📌Wednesday, 4 Februrary 2026 ⌚11:00
📖 Germano Maifreda will present his book "Io sono una strega (Einaudi, 2025)" as part of the seminar series “Voices from the Margins: Women, Religion, and Othering.”
🌍Università degli Study di Firenze |💻Online: meet.google.com/kxd-mmcg-xno
📖 Germano Maifreda will present his book "Io sono una strega (Einaudi, 2025)" as part of the seminar series “Voices from the Margins: Women, Religion, and Othering.”
🌍Università degli Study di Firenze |💻Online: meet.google.com/kxd-mmcg-xno
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Updated CfP: Communication and Exchange in the Early Modern 1500-1850 conference: ‘A Continent in Conversation’ @ Aberystwyth University, 11-12 June 2026.
Please do check out and share our #CfP. Deadline: 27 February 2026.
#Earlymodern #Communication #History
Please do check out and share our #CfP. Deadline: 27 February 2026.
#Earlymodern #Communication #History
January 16, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Updated CfP: Communication and Exchange in the Early Modern 1500-1850 conference: ‘A Continent in Conversation’ @ Aberystwyth University, 11-12 June 2026.
Please do check out and share our #CfP. Deadline: 27 February 2026.
#Earlymodern #Communication #History
Please do check out and share our #CfP. Deadline: 27 February 2026.
#Earlymodern #Communication #History
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@rmidura.bsky.social joins me on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social to talk about her @cornellupress.bsky.social release #Postal Intelligence: The Tassis Family and #Communications Revolution in #EarlyModern Europe #skystorians #BookSky 📚💙
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January 11, 2026 at 10:04 PM
@rmidura.bsky.social joins me on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social to talk about her @cornellupress.bsky.social release #Postal Intelligence: The Tassis Family and #Communications Revolution in #EarlyModern Europe #skystorians #BookSky 📚💙
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CfA 📢Folger Institute Short-Term Fellowships for 2026-2027 @folger.edu
🏦Folger Shakespeare Library |🌍Washington DC
⏰Deadline: 15 January 2026
🔗 www.folger.edu/research/the...
#callforpapers #Fellowships
🏦Folger Shakespeare Library |🌍Washington DC
⏰Deadline: 15 January 2026
🔗 www.folger.edu/research/the...
#callforpapers #Fellowships
Short-term Fellowships | Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore. Jo...
www.folger.edu
January 9, 2026 at 11:44 AM
CfA 📢Folger Institute Short-Term Fellowships for 2026-2027 @folger.edu
🏦Folger Shakespeare Library |🌍Washington DC
⏰Deadline: 15 January 2026
🔗 www.folger.edu/research/the...
#callforpapers #Fellowships
🏦Folger Shakespeare Library |🌍Washington DC
⏰Deadline: 15 January 2026
🔗 www.folger.edu/research/the...
#callforpapers #Fellowships
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#Reclutamento
L’École française de Rome seleziona un(a) assistente scientifico(a)
📆 Termine ultimo per la presentazione delle candidature: 8 gennaio 2026, ore 12.00
➡️ Inizio del rapporto di lavoro: 1° febbraio2026
➕Consultare l'offerta di lavoro: https://ow.ly/j6Gb50XKpB2
#EFR #emploi #recherche
L’École française de Rome seleziona un(a) assistente scientifico(a)
📆 Termine ultimo per la presentazione delle candidature: 8 gennaio 2026, ore 12.00
➡️ Inizio del rapporto di lavoro: 1° febbraio2026
➕Consultare l'offerta di lavoro: https://ow.ly/j6Gb50XKpB2
#EFR #emploi #recherche
L'EFR recrute un.e assistant.e scientifique
Date limite de candidature : 8 janvier 2025, 12 h (heure de Rome)
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December 18, 2025 at 7:15 AM
#Reclutamento
L’École française de Rome seleziona un(a) assistente scientifico(a)
📆 Termine ultimo per la presentazione delle candidature: 8 gennaio 2026, ore 12.00
➡️ Inizio del rapporto di lavoro: 1° febbraio2026
➕Consultare l'offerta di lavoro: https://ow.ly/j6Gb50XKpB2
#EFR #emploi #recherche
L’École française de Rome seleziona un(a) assistente scientifico(a)
📆 Termine ultimo per la presentazione delle candidature: 8 gennaio 2026, ore 12.00
➡️ Inizio del rapporto di lavoro: 1° febbraio2026
➕Consultare l'offerta di lavoro: https://ow.ly/j6Gb50XKpB2
#EFR #emploi #recherche
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Our tribute to Natalie Zemon Davis, in the Archiv für Reformationsgeschichte. Please share widely!
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Archiv für Reformationsgeschichte - Archive for Reformation History Volume 116 Issue 1
Volume 116, issue 1 of the journal Archiv für Reformationsgeschichte - Archive for Reformation History was published in 2025.
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December 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Our tribute to Natalie Zemon Davis, in the Archiv für Reformationsgeschichte. Please share widely!
www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/...
www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/...
The International Max Planck Research School “Knowledge and Its Resources” is offering 3 fully funded doctoral positions, starting 1 Sept 2026.
Projects in history of science, global history, media studies, DH, and related fields are welcome.
Details: www.stmoderna.it/it/dottorati...
Projects in history of science, global history, media studies, DH, and related fields are welcome.
Details: www.stmoderna.it/it/dottorati...
Dottorati di ricerca
La pagina ti permette di visualizzare i bandi di concorso per l’accesso ai dottorati di ricerca che includono anche l’Età moderna.
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December 22, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The International Max Planck Research School “Knowledge and Its Resources” is offering 3 fully funded doctoral positions, starting 1 Sept 2026.
Projects in history of science, global history, media studies, DH, and related fields are welcome.
Details: www.stmoderna.it/it/dottorati...
Projects in history of science, global history, media studies, DH, and related fields are welcome.
Details: www.stmoderna.it/it/dottorati...
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Really pleased to announce the launch of the all-new, all-dancing, London Lives website - www.londonlives.org It has been thoroughly re-engineered to facilitate more types of search, and redesigned for phones and tablets. The team very much hopes peope like it. 1/
London Lives
www.londonlives.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Really pleased to announce the launch of the all-new, all-dancing, London Lives website - www.londonlives.org It has been thoroughly re-engineered to facilitate more types of search, and redesigned for phones and tablets. The team very much hopes peope like it. 1/
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📢Recently published! 📑Duval, Harvey, Sancho Fibla (dirs.) « Le projet Sorores », Chronica Mundi, 18 (2024).
Contributors explore the diverse experiences of non-cloistered religious women (12th–18th c.).
📩 Request a free copy via the email listed here:
www.chronicamundi.org/en/readers.h...
Contributors explore the diverse experiences of non-cloistered religious women (12th–18th c.).
📩 Request a free copy via the email listed here:
www.chronicamundi.org/en/readers.h...
December 1, 2025 at 9:39 AM
📢Recently published! 📑Duval, Harvey, Sancho Fibla (dirs.) « Le projet Sorores », Chronica Mundi, 18 (2024).
Contributors explore the diverse experiences of non-cloistered religious women (12th–18th c.).
📩 Request a free copy via the email listed here:
www.chronicamundi.org/en/readers.h...
Contributors explore the diverse experiences of non-cloistered religious women (12th–18th c.).
📩 Request a free copy via the email listed here:
www.chronicamundi.org/en/readers.h...
SEAL OF SAPIEXCELLENCE 2025 – Postdoc Fellowships (€50,000)
Sapienza University of Rome is offering 4 annual postdoc positions linked to the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 – Seal of Excellence.
⏳ Deadline: 13 February 2026, 11:59
More details and other calls: www.stmoderna.it/it/borse-di-...
Sapienza University of Rome is offering 4 annual postdoc positions linked to the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 – Seal of Excellence.
⏳ Deadline: 13 February 2026, 11:59
More details and other calls: www.stmoderna.it/it/borse-di-...
Borse di studio
L’elenco dei bandi per borse di studio post-laurea, post-dottorato e assegni di ricerca che riguardano la Storia moderna.
www.stmoderna.it
December 2, 2025 at 10:50 AM
SEAL OF SAPIEXCELLENCE 2025 – Postdoc Fellowships (€50,000)
Sapienza University of Rome is offering 4 annual postdoc positions linked to the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 – Seal of Excellence.
⏳ Deadline: 13 February 2026, 11:59
More details and other calls: www.stmoderna.it/it/borse-di-...
Sapienza University of Rome is offering 4 annual postdoc positions linked to the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 – Seal of Excellence.
⏳ Deadline: 13 February 2026, 11:59
More details and other calls: www.stmoderna.it/it/borse-di-...
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For all postdocs and ECRs: don't miss out on this great opportunity with the Turin Humanities Programme!
voltaire.ox.ac.uk/news-item/tu...
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TURIN HUMANITIES PROGRAMME: 6th CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - 2025
TURIN HUMANITIES PROGRAMME 6th CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – 2025 2026-2028 RESEARCH CYCLE The full call can be found here as pdf file. Terms and Conditions (pdf) Project Description (pdf) Flyer (pdf)…
voltaire.ox.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
For all postdocs and ECRs: don't miss out on this great opportunity with the Turin Humanities Programme!
voltaire.ox.ac.uk/news-item/tu...
voltaire.ox.ac.uk/news-item/tu...
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"Historical analysis is fundamentally different and more complex than producing a mass of visualizations and statistics that are the lifeblood of many A.I. programmes."
Gordon McKelvie @gordonmckelvie.bsky.social on the problematic use of A.I. within historical research.
Gordon McKelvie @gordonmckelvie.bsky.social on the problematic use of A.I. within historical research.
Artificial Intelligence: A Warning for History
Does A.I. have the potential to simplify, and ultimately impoverish, our study of the past? Gordon McKelvie considers the recent explosion in A.I. and what it means for historians facing the current H...
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
"Historical analysis is fundamentally different and more complex than producing a mass of visualizations and statistics that are the lifeblood of many A.I. programmes."
Gordon McKelvie @gordonmckelvie.bsky.social on the problematic use of A.I. within historical research.
Gordon McKelvie @gordonmckelvie.bsky.social on the problematic use of A.I. within historical research.
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Domani ci tuffiamo nella Venezia magica d’età moderna… univr.zoom.us//88658895932 #magic #magia #witchcraft #stregoneria #modernhistory #storiamoderna #venice #venezia #santainquisizione #inquisition @stmoderna.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Domani ci tuffiamo nella Venezia magica d’età moderna… univr.zoom.us//88658895932 #magic #magia #witchcraft #stregoneria #modernhistory #storiamoderna #venice #venezia #santainquisizione #inquisition @stmoderna.bsky.social
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✨Out now!
Federico Barbierato’s english translation and revised edition of his seminal work on magical texts and culture in Early Modern Venice, published in EMoDiR’s Routledge series.
🔗 www.routledge.com/In-the-Room-...
#EarlyModern #BookRelease #MagicStudies #ReligiousHistory
Federico Barbierato’s english translation and revised edition of his seminal work on magical texts and culture in Early Modern Venice, published in EMoDiR’s Routledge series.
🔗 www.routledge.com/In-the-Room-...
#EarlyModern #BookRelease #MagicStudies #ReligiousHistory
November 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
✨Out now!
Federico Barbierato’s english translation and revised edition of his seminal work on magical texts and culture in Early Modern Venice, published in EMoDiR’s Routledge series.
🔗 www.routledge.com/In-the-Room-...
#EarlyModern #BookRelease #MagicStudies #ReligiousHistory
Federico Barbierato’s english translation and revised edition of his seminal work on magical texts and culture in Early Modern Venice, published in EMoDiR’s Routledge series.
🔗 www.routledge.com/In-the-Room-...
#EarlyModern #BookRelease #MagicStudies #ReligiousHistory
New on Stmoderna
Call for papers | Violenza economica. Dominazione, sfruttamento e disuguaglianze di genere nel lungo periodo
📍 Università di Napoli “L’Orientale”
📅 Deadline: 15 Dec 2025
A conference on the history of economic violence and gender inequalities across time and space.
Call for papers | Violenza economica. Dominazione, sfruttamento e disuguaglianze di genere nel lungo periodo
📍 Università di Napoli “L’Orientale”
📅 Deadline: 15 Dec 2025
A conference on the history of economic violence and gender inequalities across time and space.
Call for papers
Elenco delle iniziative che prevedono l'invio di contributi scientifici sull’Età moderna.
www.stmoderna.it
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
New on Stmoderna
Call for papers | Violenza economica. Dominazione, sfruttamento e disuguaglianze di genere nel lungo periodo
📍 Università di Napoli “L’Orientale”
📅 Deadline: 15 Dec 2025
A conference on the history of economic violence and gender inequalities across time and space.
Call for papers | Violenza economica. Dominazione, sfruttamento e disuguaglianze di genere nel lungo periodo
📍 Università di Napoli “L’Orientale”
📅 Deadline: 15 Dec 2025
A conference on the history of economic violence and gender inequalities across time and space.
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Tomorrow at 17:00! We're delighted to be launching Prof. @evelynwelch.bsky.social's new book Renaissance Skin.
Waiting list now activated.
kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/renai...
Waiting list now activated.
kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/renai...
Renaissance Skin Book Launch — CEMS KCL Blog
Book launch for Prof. Evelyn Welch's Renaissance Skin, hosted by King's Centre for Early Modern Studies.
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October 22, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Tomorrow at 17:00! We're delighted to be launching Prof. @evelynwelch.bsky.social's new book Renaissance Skin.
Waiting list now activated.
kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/renai...
Waiting list now activated.
kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/renai...
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📌Friday, 24 October
Presentation of “Chimere: Research Network on Cultural Histories of Magic”, launching a new seminar series on magic, folklore, and esotericism.
📍 University of Verona |🕚 11:50
💻Join on Zoom : univr.zoom.us/j/82097215327
Details on the speakers 👇
Presentation of “Chimere: Research Network on Cultural Histories of Magic”, launching a new seminar series on magic, folklore, and esotericism.
📍 University of Verona |🕚 11:50
💻Join on Zoom : univr.zoom.us/j/82097215327
Details on the speakers 👇
October 20, 2025 at 9:46 AM
📌Friday, 24 October
Presentation of “Chimere: Research Network on Cultural Histories of Magic”, launching a new seminar series on magic, folklore, and esotericism.
📍 University of Verona |🕚 11:50
💻Join on Zoom : univr.zoom.us/j/82097215327
Details on the speakers 👇
Presentation of “Chimere: Research Network on Cultural Histories of Magic”, launching a new seminar series on magic, folklore, and esotericism.
📍 University of Verona |🕚 11:50
💻Join on Zoom : univr.zoom.us/j/82097215327
Details on the speakers 👇
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Want to work on the history of hair? I am looking for a doc and postdoc to join my project team researching #earlymodern hair, race, trade and multispecies history at the University of Lucerne.
Do apply and spread the word!
www.unilu.ch/en/universit...
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Do apply and spread the word!
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PhD position in History (100%, 4 years) - Vacancies - University of Lucerne
Assistant or doctoral positions, employment or internship: Looking for a job at the University of Lucerne? Find our listed open positions and apprenticeships here.
www.unilu.ch
October 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Want to work on the history of hair? I am looking for a doc and postdoc to join my project team researching #earlymodern hair, race, trade and multispecies history at the University of Lucerne.
Do apply and spread the word!
www.unilu.ch/en/universit...
www.unilu.ch/en/universit...
Do apply and spread the word!
www.unilu.ch/en/universit...
www.unilu.ch/en/universit...
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The Museum of the Order of St John is hosting a launch event for my book on 22 October. I'll be talking about the paintings of Mattia Preti, dress, textiles and life in Malta in the seventeenth century.
🗃️🪡 #earlymodern
📷 Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talk-matti...
🗃️🪡 #earlymodern
📷 Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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October 8, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The Museum of the Order of St John is hosting a launch event for my book on 22 October. I'll be talking about the paintings of Mattia Preti, dress, textiles and life in Malta in the seventeenth century.
🗃️🪡 #earlymodern
📷 Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talk-matti...
🗃️🪡 #earlymodern
📷 Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talk-matti...
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📢 Applications for the Winter School di Studi sulla Riforma are still open!
🌍Florence | 🗓️ 13–16 November 2025
⏰ DEADLINE : 10 October 2025
#Earlymodern #Reformation
🌍Florence | 🗓️ 13–16 November 2025
⏰ DEADLINE : 10 October 2025
#Earlymodern #Reformation
October 6, 2025 at 9:03 AM
📢 Applications for the Winter School di Studi sulla Riforma are still open!
🌍Florence | 🗓️ 13–16 November 2025
⏰ DEADLINE : 10 October 2025
#Earlymodern #Reformation
🌍Florence | 🗓️ 13–16 November 2025
⏰ DEADLINE : 10 October 2025
#Earlymodern #Reformation
New on Stmoderna:
Looking for a postdoc? Check out the Max Weber Programme at the EUI (Florence) for 2026/27.
🕒 Deadline: 15 Oct 2025, 14:00 CEST
🔗 Details: www.stmoderna.it/it/borse-di-...
Looking for a postdoc? Check out the Max Weber Programme at the EUI (Florence) for 2026/27.
🕒 Deadline: 15 Oct 2025, 14:00 CEST
🔗 Details: www.stmoderna.it/it/borse-di-...
Borse di studio
L’elenco dei bandi per borse di studio post-laurea, post-dottorato e assegni di ricerca che riguardano la Storia moderna.
www.stmoderna.it
October 6, 2025 at 8:57 AM
New on Stmoderna:
Looking for a postdoc? Check out the Max Weber Programme at the EUI (Florence) for 2026/27.
🕒 Deadline: 15 Oct 2025, 14:00 CEST
🔗 Details: www.stmoderna.it/it/borse-di-...
Looking for a postdoc? Check out the Max Weber Programme at the EUI (Florence) for 2026/27.
🕒 Deadline: 15 Oct 2025, 14:00 CEST
🔗 Details: www.stmoderna.it/it/borse-di-...
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More of Jo Carpenter's PR sorcery - this time, securing a blog on the Gramophone website, with pictures of the #nuntastic archival stuff... www.gramophone.co.uk/blogs/articl...
Unearthing the Musical Secrets of a Renaissance Convent
Laurie Stras on the thrill of archival discovery, the women behind the Biffoli-Sostegni manuscript, and the music that inspired Ricordanze: A Record of Love
www.gramophone.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
More of Jo Carpenter's PR sorcery - this time, securing a blog on the Gramophone website, with pictures of the #nuntastic archival stuff... www.gramophone.co.uk/blogs/articl...
Curious about Jewish communities in early modern Venice?
From Monday, Oct. 6, at the State Archive of Venice, Renata Segre leads a 5-week cycle on sixteenth-century manuscripts about Jewish communities.
🔗 Learn more: www.stmoderna.it/it/eventi/
From Monday, Oct. 6, at the State Archive of Venice, Renata Segre leads a 5-week cycle on sixteenth-century manuscripts about Jewish communities.
🔗 Learn more: www.stmoderna.it/it/eventi/
News
Iniziative scientifiche, convegni, seminari e incontri di studio che si tengono in Italia e nel mondo sulla storia moderna.
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October 2, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Curious about Jewish communities in early modern Venice?
From Monday, Oct. 6, at the State Archive of Venice, Renata Segre leads a 5-week cycle on sixteenth-century manuscripts about Jewish communities.
🔗 Learn more: www.stmoderna.it/it/eventi/
From Monday, Oct. 6, at the State Archive of Venice, Renata Segre leads a 5-week cycle on sixteenth-century manuscripts about Jewish communities.
🔗 Learn more: www.stmoderna.it/it/eventi/