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Craig Clunas
@craigclunas.bsky.social
art historian, Aberdonian https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/people/professor-craig-clunas https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/fellows/craig-clunas-FBA/
Just a reminder, the @jich.bsky.social is always looking for book reviewers. If there is a recently published book relating to imperial, colonial or Commonwealth history (broadly defined) that you would like to review, please get in touch with me! www.tandfonline.com/journals/fic...
The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History
Publishes works on the history of the British Empire, Commonwealth and comparative European colonial experiences, including imperial policies and decolonization
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3/ "The Making and Unmaking of Religious Toleration in Spanish Manila, 1571-1755" by Adrian Masters (University of Trier) #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1093/past...
The making and unmaking of religious toleration in Spanish Manila, 1571–1755*
Abstract. This article traces the rise and collapse of religious toleration of non-Christian Chinese merchants in Spanish Manila between 1571 and 1755, off
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Crucibles from the 9th-10th century AD Royal Palace of the Nanyue Kingdom, Southern China #FindsFriday Used to make brass, they highlight the impact of maritime contact and technological exchange between medieval China and the Islamic world. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology #MedievalSky
Contains (OA) obituaries of Harriet T. Zurndorfer and Anne E. McLaren, both huge figures as historians of gender in China, both sadly missed. #earlymodern #skystorians
De Gruyter Brill Asian Studies@dgb-asianstudies.bsky.social · yesterdayThe latest issue of our NAN NÜ is out now! Find out more: brill.com/view/journal... @degruyterbrill.bsky.social
Edwin Henry Landseer (1802-1883), "Flood in the Highlands" #Aberdeen Art Gallery as #OnlineArtExchange does Scottish art artuk.org/discover/art...
Today's #OnlineArtExchange celebrates Scottish art for Edinburgh Art Festival Dunnotar Castle, Aberdeenshire by George Reid from City Art Centre @artukdotorg.bsky.social #BlueskyArt #Art #Scotland #Aberdeenshire
No book shaped Western understanding of the Maoist revolution more than William Hinton's Fanshen. Drawing on Chinese-language sources and an unpublished draft of Fanshen, Brian DeMare explores the outsider/insider relationship in rural China, as well as Hinton's struggles in documenting it.
Secretary Wang’s American Friend: William Hinton and the Long History of ‘Fanshen’ | Made in China Journal
The road to Long Bow used to be much longer. When American agronomist and author of Fanshen (1966), William Hinton, made the journey to this seemingly unremarkable village in the autumn of 1947, he sp...
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For all of you who work on the best kind of history (Early Modern East Asia), there's a tenure-track job at Brown this year: apply.interfolio.com/190380
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Arbeitsgemeinschaft Kunstgewerbe des BMHW, 1964. Zwei Frauen in der Werkstatt der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Kunstgewerbe des BMHW (VEB Berliner Metallhütten und Halbzeugwerke), vermutlich in der Schnellerstr. 115 in Schöneweide, 1964 (© Kurt Schwarz, CC BY-NC-SA) […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
New job: History of Early Modern East Asia (c. 1400-1850) Brown University jobs.h-net.org/jobs/70189
Pricking & pouncing: the 16th-century photocopier! 🖨️ Piercing tiny holes along an image outline & dusting pigment through created a dotted guide for copying drawings. 🔍 #CULConservation Manager Shaun Thompson spotted this in Thomas Geminus’ 450-year-old anatomy book. 📖 Classmark: K.7.15
An archive of Chinese cigarettes — 3,200+ SKUs across 200+ brands with pack imagery and graphic design history.
中国卷烟博物馆 · Chinese Cigarette Museum
The only comprehensive English-language archive of Chinese cigarettes — 3,200+ SKUs across 200+ brands with pack imagery, specs, pricing, and ratings. Browse Zhonghua, Panda, Liqun, Yellow Crane Tower, and thousands more.
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#BirdOfTheDay #firsts My first bird photograph was of cormorants on a Suzhou canal in #China in 1985. 📷©@gblee.bsky.social
Villa La Hune à #SaintTropez (#Var) Maison du peintre Paul Signac Villa ; façades et toitures du logement de gardien ; jardin d'ag... Suite 👉 https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00132721/saint-tropez-villa-la-hune
🚨 Opportunity for emerging curators! The Clark Art Institute is accepting applications for the Lunde Fellow, a two-year fellowship in early modern European painting and sculpture beginning in September 2026. (1/4)
New job: Early Modern/Modern Chinese History (field open) University of Massachusetts - Boston jobs.h-net.org/jobs/70181
From prestigious imports to pantomime dames, Chinese tea terms in English reveal a history of admiration, adaptation, and distortion.
The Chinese Tea That Became a British Joke — and Those That Didn’t
From prestigious imports to pantomime dames, Chinese tea terms in English reveal a history of admiration, adaptation, and distortion.
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Rare Medieval Hair-Styling Tool Found at Eilean Donan Castle www.medievalists.net/2026/07/rare... #medieval #archaeology #Scotland
Rare Medieval Hair-Styling Tool Found at Eilean Donan Castle - Medievalists.net
A rare 13th-century hair-styling tool found at Eilean Donan Castle offers new insights into fashion and daily life in medieval Scotland.
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Giving this cfp a boost: please consider submitting something. Our Forum feature is a great home for shorter pieces. #earlymodern
Early Modern Women: An Interdisciplinary Journal@emwjournal.bsky.social · 2mo agoWe hope that lots of you will consider submitting a piece for our upcoming forum on early modern women and generations #EarlyModern
NEW Brass reached East Asia around the 10th century AD, but direct evidence for brass production was largely absent. Now, the identification of a 9th-10th century brass furnace and crucibles in southern China helps fill this gap in our knowledge. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology
Call for Undergraduate Dissertation Prize Applications Have you written or marked a brilliant dissertation in art history or visual culture this year (2025-26 academic year)? If so, why not consider nominating it for our Undergraduate Dissertation Prize?
My book has a webpage now @degruyterbrill.bsky.social The Provenance of Monumental Vases: Chinese Porcelain, German Curators, and Global Art History in Dresden since 1700 (De Gruyter, Dec. 2026) www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb...
By and by walked to see Sir W. Pen at Deptford, reading by the way a most ridiculous play, a new one, called “The Politician Cheated.”
Meet the Institute’s oldest worker – at over 100 years in age, the Krause cutting machine has been our longest serving staff member! Read about its interesting history here ➡️ warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... @past-rewind.bsky.social
#Poppy, from the Flowers of the Twelve Months: July, 1690-1710, by #YunBing (#Qingyu 清於; Haoru 浩如; Chinese, Qianlong era, active late C17th– early C18th). Held by the Asian Art Museum, searchcollection.asianart.org/objects/5435... #artherstory #womenartists #hernaturalhistory
#histbookchat #sinology new release!! Laughter, Humor (spelt wrong), & Comedy in Middle Period China, 600-1300 ed. by Alexei K. Ditter & Xiao Rao (2026) open access which is great coz £155 😬 www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edi...
so I started thinking about my fall courses today (sorry!) and I have a question for #skystorians : What’s your favorite academic article (chapter, edited volume essay, etc) about non-European science in the early modern period? My 200-level “Scientific Revolution” survey could use a refresh.
Maison du peintre Charles Milcendeau à #Soullans (#Vendée) Construction XIXe siècle. Façades et toitures de la maison, (y compris ... Suite 👉 https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa85000055/soullans-maison-du-peintre-charles-milcendeau
