Just show a bunch of historians a badly drawn lion and a unicorn in a late 16th c. manuscript and we are the happiest bunch #CostAction @pcpsce.bsky.social
COST Action 23137: PCPSce
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Welcome to the official page for COST Action 23137: Print Culture and Public Spheres in Central Europe (1500-1800)
📚 We recently hosted a hybrid conceptual retreat in Vienna to discuss our planned compendium 'Print Culture and Public Spheres in Central Europe (1500-1800)'. Read more about this important milestone on our website: pcps-ce.eu/print-cultur...
Print Culture In Motion: The Vienna Retreat That Moved Our Compendium Forward (17–19 February 2026) — PCPS CE
One of the key goals of this COST Action is the publication of the compendium Print Culture and Public Spheres in Central Europe (1500–1800)—and the project
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In honour of #internationalmotherlanguageday , PCPSce member Dr Martina Kramarić from the Institute of Croatian Language explores the significance of efforts to preserve the rich diversity of Croatia's linguistic heritage. Read more on our website: pcps-ce.eu/preserving-v...
Preserving Voices: How Croatia Sets An Example In Protecting Mother Tongues — PCPS CE
Dr Martina Kramarić
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Carolin Gluchowski and Valentyna Bochkovska explore how women printers shaped knowledge infrastructures in early modern Europe on our #PCPSce blog. Read all about it on our blog:
From Print Shops To Research Labs: Women Shaping Knowledge Infrastructures — PCPS CE
11 February 2026 – International Day of Women and Girls in ScienceBy Carolin Gluchowski, Gender Equality and Inclusiveness (GEI), Officer and Valentyna
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Hi hi historians, my wonderful colleagues in Leuven & Ghent are organising a workshop on histories of scholarly evaluation, in Leuven 27-29 September! Expenses covered. Call for papers here: www.arts.kuleuven.be/cultuurgesch...
Call for papers on histories of scholarly evaluation, 1700-2000 for a workshop in Leuven (Sept 2026)
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Birkbeck is hiring a Lecturer in Medieval Studies (c.1300-1500), full-time and open-ended. They will be formally based in English but expected to be able to contribute about 0.5FTE to History, including teaching and supervision. Closing date Feb 23rd: cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...
Fellowship Opportunity! Folger Institute Artistic Research Fellowships Open to artists whose work would benefit from primary research related to the early modern world (ca. 1400-1800) and it's legacies. Applicants NOT required to hold a formal degree. www.folger.edu/research/the...
Artistic Research Fellowships | Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore. Jo...
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Mistakes were made in #earlymodern print shops. However, such #misprints, as they were called, rarely survived in our collections. Here you see a misprint from 1642 Germany. The image was printed upside down, and the proof-reader crossed the print to make sure this is not to be used. #bookhistory
Our new programme for this semester's seminar cycle on #earlymodern #history is now online! All seminars can be followed both online and in person. Full programme: isig.fbk.eu/en/events/ea... Join us! #skystorians
Mykhailo Tupytsia participated in a conference on the history of knowledge in Lund, Sweden, thanks to a grant from our #COSTAction #PCPSce. He presented a paper on book collections in the 18th-century Mukachevo Eparchy, and met with experts in the fields. Read more: pcps-ce.eu/yri-the-hist...
YRI - The History Of Knowledge Conference At Lund Centre For The History Of Knowledge (LUCK) — PCPS CE
A report by Mykhailo Tupytsia.
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Thanks to an YRI Research Grant of our #COSTAction #PCPSce Stefaniia Demchuk was able to participate in the 8th International Conference on Watermarks in Digital Collections. Studying paper and #watermarks provides valuable insights into #PrintCulture. Read more: pcps-ce.eu/yri-watermar...
YRI - Watermarks, Networks, And Materialities. Representing COST Action CA23137 At The 8th International Conference On Watermarks In Digital Collections, Reykjavík — PCPS CE
A report by Stefaniia Demchuk
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2 reminders from our #COSTAction #PCPSce on #PrintCulture and the public sphere in Central Europe: 1) 13 November we’ll host a Zotero Webinar – a link will be sent to all PCPSce members shortly beforehand! @costprogramme.bsky.social @costacademy.bsky.social #skystorians #EarlyModern #16thC #17thC
The second newsletter of our #COSTAction #PCPSce is now available! pcps-ce.eu/pcpsce-newsl... Follow us for more updates on early modern #PrintCulture and public spheres in Central Europe. @costprogramme.bsky.social #skystorians #EarlyModern #16thC #17thC
PCPSce Newsletter — Issue #2 | November 2025 — PCPS CE
The second issue of the PCPSce Newsletter (November 2025) features updates on projects, upcoming events, research highlights, and opportunities.
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📖 A censured copy of Copernicus’s work allows to understand more about scientific revolution, censure, and tensions between science and the Church. Read all about Robert Tomczak's Short-Term Scientific Mission at the Library of the Poznań Society of Friends of Learning: pcps-ce.eu/yri-censored...
YRI - Censored Copernicus: The De Revolutionibus Copy In The Collection Of The Poznań Society Of Friends Of Learning Library — PCPS CE
Dr Robert Tomczak
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Ivana Čapeta Rakić carried out an STSM at the University of Padua, where she looked into the iconography of the Rosary in printed devotional books. Read all about her visits to multiple libraries and her collaboration with colleagues and specialists: pcps-ce.eu/yri-tracing-...
YRI - Tracing The Rosary In Early Modern Print Culture: An STSM In Padua And The Veneto — PCPS CE
Dr. Ivana Čapeta Rakić, Associate professor
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Women’s Voices in #PCPSce – earlier this year we launched a survey for all #women members of our #COSTAction. We gathered input on how they perceive their fields, experience their professional trajectories, and envision academic life for the next generation. Read more: www.pcps-ce.eu/womens-voice...
Women’s Voices In PCPSce — PCPS CE
In March 2025, to mark Women’s History Month, the Science Communication Team of the COST Action Print Culture and Public Spheres in Central Europe (1500–1800)
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Join us for this semester's seminars on #earlymodern history, hosted by the Italian-German Historical Institute in Trento! With Louise Bonvalet, Robert Kendrick, Antonio Chemotti, Umberto Cecchinato, Laura Righi, @amandamadden.bsky.social, and @massimorospocher.bsky.social #skystorians
🔎 Find out what happened during our Young Researcher and Innovators' Summer School in Cluj-Napoca earlier this summer! 🏰 🕶️ Watch our slide show and read the report written by YRIs Livia-Ioana Potop & Ștefania-Maria Ghisa here: www.pcps-ce.eu/conference-r...
Report On Young Researcher And Innovators’ Summer School In Cluj-Napoca, Romania | 21–25 July 2025 — PCPS CE
“Turning a New Leaf. Unexplored Central-European Bookscapes (1500–1800)”
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👋 Calling all PCPSce COST Action members and print culture historians! 👋 Agents of Censorship and the Circulation of Printed Material in Central Europe (1500–1800) International Conference | University of Sofia “St. Kliment Ohridski” | 19–20 May 2026 CfPs: www.pcps-ce.eu/events/sprin...
Spring Conference "Agents Of Censorship And The Circulation Of Printed Material In Central Europe (1500–1800)" (Sofia In May 2026): Call For Papers | Deadline: 15 November 2025 — PCPS CE
International Conference | University of Sofia “St. Kliment Ohridski” | 19–20 May 2026
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📢CFP📢 AI and Artworks, Vienna, April 16–17, 2026 The workshop “AI and Artworks: Object Detection, Image Classification and Iconographic Analysis” will explore how AI is transforming the study of drawn, painted, and printed works. Click here to find out more: www.pcps-ce.eu/cfp-ai-and-a...
CFP: AI And Artworks, Vienna, April 16–17, 2026 — PCPS CE
The workshop “AI and Artworks: Object Detection, Image Classification and Iconographic Analysis” will explore how AI is transforming the study of
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We've had a brilliant start to our PCPSce YRI Summer School in the beautiful city of Cluj-Napoca, Romania! Our first day consisted of some fascinating talks by experts in book history, presentations of ongoing research projects and a delightful welcome reception at Babes-Bolyai University.
📢Reminder: submit your dataset for the Vienna Hackathon, organised by #COSTAction #PCPSce! Deadline CFA: 31 July. This 3-day event will be held 10-12 December, exploring new ways of working with historical datasets. Info: www.pcps-ce.eu/reminder-sub... #PrintCulture @costprogramme.bsky.social
Reminder: Submit Your Dataset For The Vienna Hackathon By 31 July! — PCPS CE
The deadline is fast approaching: 31 July 2025 is your last chance to submit a proposal for the PCPSce Vienna Hackathon, taking place from 10 to 12 December
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@ponderado.bsky.social carried out a STSM to Poland in the framework of our #COSTACtion #PCPSce. In this blog post, he describes how his visit to key institutions in Kraków, Warsaw, and Poznań helped him explore how print shaped Shakespeare’s early reception in Poland. www.pcps-ce.eu/yri-blog-sha...
YRI Blog - Shakespeare In Print As Cultural Resistance: An STSM In Poland — PCPS CE
Dr. Önder Çakırtaş, Associate Professor, Bingöl University
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Posting again for Monday morning. Lecturer (fixed term) in Medieval & Early Modern Literature sought here in the School of Lit, Drama & Creative Writing at UEA. Email me (address in ad) with any queries. Please share widely. #skystorians #medievalsky #earlymodern
Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · last yr.If you would like to come & be me for a year (in terms of employment) then we are advertising for a Lecturer in Medieval and Early Modern Literature. Email me with any queries (address in ad). I assure you there are v few places as Med/Emod as Norwich. Pls share! vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/16...
In recognition of International Pride Month, we have chosen to highlight the rarely glimpsed but no less significant presence of LGBTQ+ people in early modern print culture. Visit our website to find out about the extraordinary life of Catharina Margaretha Linck: 💙 🩷 🤍 www.pcps-ce.eu/pride-month-...
Pride Month - LGBTQ+ People In Print Culture — PCPS CE
The "Umständliche und Wahrhaffte Beschreibung einer Land- und Leute-Betrügerin": Confessional Polemic and Gender Transgression in Early Eighteenth-Century
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Tomorrow and on Thursday I'll be at Ca' Foscari University, overlooking the #GrandCanal, for the final event of our MUR-funded project: an international conference on Italian people and books in 16th-cent. France. Only in person, free access www.unive.it/data/agenda/...
🌐Vienna Hackathon - Call for Contributions (Book history) 🖥️No coding skills required — just a dataset and curiosity! Deadline for Submissions: 31 July 2025 Location: Vienna (costs covered) Date: 10–12 December 2025 www.pcps-ce.eu/events/vienn...
