An interesting find amongst @prizepapers.bsky.social today : branding on bill of lading? #maritimehistory #skystorians #earlymodernhistory #ships

Hot off the press and open access: @drjamesbrown.bsky.social and I take a look at intoxicant consumption and public space during early modern plague epidemics in our chapter in “Encountering the Plague”. #plague #historyofmedicine #bodyhistory #earlymodern
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If you thought forms were always perfunctory, then check out the lovely artwork on this late seventeenth-century bill of lading from the @prizepapers.bsky.social
#earlymodern #maritimehistory
#customs #ports

Glam placcy bags! Highlight of my visit to the Musée des Archives Nationales this rainy arvo to look at an exhibition on the history of French fabrics ‘Made in France’… #embroidery #fashionhistory #textiles #shoppingbags

Last week I spoke about materiality approaches in @prizepapers.bsky.social at a great workshop on DH methods for exploring Moravian botanical networks organised by the BMBF project Naturforschung und protestantische Mission at TU Dresden and Uni Halle. #moravians #herrenhuter #botany #planthistory

First impressions: The Prize Papers Project at the Academy Days in Berlin. @prizepapers.bsky.social @lhaasis.bsky.social #earlymodern