Make-up sprezzatura: âArtifice is acceptableâ in this climate but admired when concealed, when it is done so well that you cannot see it.â 16th-Century Beauty Secrets, Revealed in How To Be a Renaissance Woman by @jillburke.bsky.socialbit.ly/48jCVzo#history đď¸
In âHow to Be a Renaissance Woman,â the historian Jill Burke explores the aesthetic expectations of an era â and just how they were achieved. (Recipes included.)
Thanks to Karl for this! If youâd like a review copy for the US launch, please contact Pegasus Books (or email me!)
Review of @jillburke.bsky.social's "How to Be a Renaissance Woman" in today's Washington Post: đ đ [gift link] wapo.st/3RgKGP2 #earlymodern #histsci
Jill Burkeâs âHow to Be a Renaissance Womanâ is full of surprising information about how the era widened self-expression.
Poultry, c. 1630-49, by #MarieBriotartbma.org/exhibition/m...#artherstory#womenartists#HappyThanksgiving
The Historian Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie has died:
Want to come to Amsterdam and hang out at the Rijksmuseum? This 9-month fellowship for early career researchers supports historical research on objects in their collections www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/education...
EVENT: 20 Nov, DRESS, TEXTILES, IDENTITY, hybrid! Join us on Monday at Jesus College (Bawden Room) or on Zoom (5-6:30 pm) for our joint session with MCEMW featuring Elli Stogiannou (Utrecht), Vendy Hoppe (Manchester), and Ellie Doran (Cambridge) Subscribe to the mailing list for the Zoom link
Starting in 10 mins!!
Are you interested in recipes and historical reconstruction? In early modern/Renaissance cosmetics? We have a treat for you! @ExploreWellcome is hosting an online discussion with me, Romana Sammern, and Hayley OâKell, chaired by Patricia Akhimie on 14 Nov. wellcomecollection.org/events/ZSPXJ...
Join an online conversation about early modern health and beauty routines, and what they reveal about western European womenâs lives.
Another historical hairdressing image! This time from early modern Italy by Palma il Giovane. More info here: www.themorgan.org/drawings/ite...
âInestimable importanceâ: 500-year-old cache of pressed flowers reveals new secrets' The herbarium of Renaissance naturalist Ulisse Aldrovandi is unlocking knowledge about how the climate crisis and human migration is changing landscapes in northern Italy. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Thousands of specimens from the 1500s show huge changes to Bolognaâs flora due to climate crisis and migration, say researchers