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Report on lecture by Dagmar Schäfer at the Peking University Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences
Newsletter—Peking University Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) Website (Article in Chinese, pages 52–56)"When Historians and Computer Engineers Collaborate in Research": Dagmar Schäfer interviewed in 澎湃新闻
Go to Article (in Chinese)Alum—A Material at the Crossroads of the Arts, Crafts, and Learned Inquiry
During medieval and premodern times, alum was used for a variety of purposes in artistic and craft contexts. Alum was one of the most important chemic
Cooperation Partners, Centre d’Etudes Supérieures de la Renaissance, Tours, Related Links, aluns.hypotheses.org, Funding, CNRS (France)
“One of Geometry’s Nicest Applications”: Crafting the Georg-Tiefer Stollen (1771–1799)
In the second half of the eighteenth century, mine surveying in German ore mines was gaining steam. Methods were improving, due to both the found
Gems in Transit—Materials, Techniques, and Trade in the Early Modern Period
In the early modern period, as today, gems were the ultimate "hybrid objects." They played key roles in decorative art, global trade, and science and
Cooperation Partners, Victoria and Albert Museum
"Chinesisch ist eigentlich sehr einfach"
Mehr"Chinese, actually, is very simple"
MehrBridging the Gaps-Podcast: Jürgen Renn über sein Buch "The Evolution of Knowledge" (in Englisch)
MehrBridging the Gaps-Podcast: Jürgen Renn on "The Evolution of Knowledge"
MehrUrban Climatology and Design
This book project highlights the appropriation of the notion of “urban climate” from the perspective of modern architecture. The project looks over th