Considering Uncertainty
Djoeke van Netten gives some behind-the-scenes insights into the making of this year's special issue ‘Mapping Uncertain Knowledge’ and the many academic uncertainties navigated along the way.
“Those Curious Repositories of the Sentiments and Actions of Men”
How did an eighteenth-century antiquarian go about collecting and classifying typographical antiquities? Find out in this post on Joseph Ames’ 1749 history of printing.
The Renaissance Night Sky?
The painted sky not only fascinates kids at the museum, it also reveals an understanding of the Milky Way as shaped by the interaction of different types of knowledge.
Disegno and Knowledge Production in Early Modern Rome: tracing a new research topic
Members of two Accademie in Rome agreed that “All humans, by nature, desire knowledge,” yet their views on the role of disegno in knowledge acquisition differed. Walking around Rome helped reveal subtle differences and connections.
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