Category Archives: Early Modern Europe

Warburg Institute Saved by Court Ruling

Posted on November 14, 2014 by briansandberg

The famed Warburg Institute in London has been saved by an English court ruling. According to a press release by the Warburg Institute: “To the benefit and relief of scholars worldwide, the High Court has rejected the University of London’s … Continue reading →

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Italian and Mediterranean Art History Position

Posted on November 5, 2014 by briansandberg

Job: Italian and Mediterranean Art (Florence) The Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max-Planck-Institut (KHI) invites applications for the post of research collaborator at the pre-doctoral level (Wissenschaftliche Assistentin / Wissenschaftlicher Assistent) for three years in the department of Prof. Dr. … Continue reading →

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The Duke of Wellington’s Library and the Circulation of Military Knowledge

Posted on October 31, 2014 by briansandberg

A recent blog post by Dr. Huw J. Davies contemplates the Duke of Wellington’s understanding of military affairs.  How did Wellington learn the “art of war” and how did military knowledge circulate in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries? … Continue reading →

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Empire and Early Modernity

Posted on October 8, 2014 by briansandberg

Empire and Early Modernity at the Early Modern Workshop University of Chicago Monday October 13 Albert Pick Hall #319 at 5 pm Kaveh Hemmat and Oliver Cussen will lead a discussion on “Empire and Early Modernity.” Instead of our usual … Continue reading →

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CLIR Fellowships

Posted on October 7, 2014 by briansandberg

The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is now accepting applications for the 2015 Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research in Original Sources. The program will be offering about fifteen competitively awarded fellowships for the 2015-2016 academic year. Each provides … Continue reading →

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Spanish Paleography Workshop

Posted on October 7, 2014 by briansandberg

Application deadline: October 15 Weekend Workshop in Spanish Paleography Workshop dates: February 27-28, 2015 Instructor: Carla Rahn Phillips, emerita, University of Minnesota Apply online here: http://www.newberry.org/2015SpanishPaleographyWorkshopThis workshop will provide participants with an introduction to reading and transcribing documents written in … Continue reading →

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Graduate Renaissance Conference at the Newberry

Posted on October 7, 2014 by briansandberg

2015 Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference http://www.newberry.org/01222015-2015-multidisciplinary-graduate-student-conference Conference dates: January 22 to 24, 2015 Call for Papers – deadline: October 15 We invite abstracts for 20-minute papers from master’s or PhD students from any discipline on any medieval, Renaissance, or early … Continue reading →

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Early Modern Women’s History Conference

Posted on October 6, 2014 by briansandberg

Call for Proposals Attending to Early Modern Women: It’s About Time June 18-20, 2015     Milwaukee, Wisconsin   Deadline November 15  Taking as its inspiration the fact that 2015 marks the 25th anniversary of the first Attending to Early Modern Women conference, the ninth … Continue reading →

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New Fellowship in Renaissance Art History

Posted on September 12, 2014 by briansandberg

The Villa I Tatti research center in Florence has announced a new fellowship in Renaissance art history. One David and Julie Tobey Fellowship, for three months, is available each academic year to support research on drawings, prints, and illustrated manuscripts … Continue reading →

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Marc Bloch Prize

Posted on August 26, 2014 by briansandberg

Marc Bloch Prize in Early Modern and Modern European History The Department of History and Civilization of the European University Institute is welcoming submissions for the Marc Bloch Prize in Early Modern and Modern European History (15th-21st centuries) to the … Continue reading →

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