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Workshop | Jun 11-Jun 12, 2020
Global South Cosmologies & Epistemologies: A Trans-Hemispheric Conversation
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History of Science ON CALL: Sascha Roesler
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History of Science ON CALL: Sascha Roesler
MehrMateriality and Metamorphosis: Stucco in the Architecture and Decoration of Early Modern Europe
This book project conceptualizes stucco as a central element of visual culture in early modern Europe. Overturning views of stucco as a ma
Subterranean Economies—Resource Flows and Metal Culture in Early Modern Mining, 1490–1630
During the Early Modern Period mining was among the most important economic driving forces, which also had large effects on material culture, percepti
“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
Art and Deception: Functions, Techniques, and Effects of Material Mimesis
Mimesis or imitation comes in many forms and guises. This four-year research project (Veni grant, Dutch Science Fund - NWO) investigated a type
Studentische Hilfskraft (m/w/d) (GMPG)
Für das Forschungsprogramm zur „Geschichte der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft“ am MPI für Wissenschaftsgeschichte suchen wir zur Unterstützung unse
Studentische Hilfskraft (m/w/d) (GMPG)
Für das Forschungsprogramm zur „Geschichte der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft“ am MPI für Wissenschaftsgeschichte suchen wir zur Unterstützung unse
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