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Assoc. Prof Brit History 18c Art Worlds/Pigments/Auctions/Migration/Circulation of knowledge & artists. @crewparis3 @SorbonneParis3. She/her/Dr
Oct 2, 2020 18 tweets 9 min read
C'est publié! Our aim in preparing *Forms and Formats and the Circulation of Knowledge* was to take the discussion of formats into the busy world of business transactions, copyrights, economic constraints, and the hustle and bustle of the #printshop (brill.com/view/title/579…) Here is a look at the TOC - these contributors were a dream to work with: James Raven, Jeffrey Hopes, Rebecca Schoff Curtin, @ijalexander2002 , Yvonne Cornish, @katieparker18th, @cgspence, James P. Ascher, @Jacqui_R_Walsh, David Duff - and co-editor Louisiane Ferlier ! ImageRaven: Jobbing printing in ...
Jul 31, 2020 6 tweets 4 min read
🧵Tom McNulty #ArtMarket Research (2014 2ndEd) is a good bibliography to start with, with chapter 8 on the sources for historic markets. For the #18C, the most recent is @GettyMuseum London and the Emergence of a European Art Market (2019)

shop.getty.edu/products/londo… For European markets, mining Titia Hulst's A History of the Western #ArtMarket @ucpress is a must. It covers Italian city states, Antwerp, Amsterdam, Germany and Spain, London and Paris for the #18C
Jul 16, 2020 8 tweets 6 min read
The book has a cover!
The Library of the Written Word has switched the @Brill_History standard placeholder for this beautiful @Volvelle, image courtesy of the @royalsociety
Louisiane Ferlier and I are over the moon....
#BookHistory ImageImage More to come but our deepest thanks go to the Volume 83 authors James Raven, Jeffrey Hopes, Rebecca Schoff Curtin, @ijalexander2002 , Yvonne Cornish, @katieparker18th , @cgspence , James P. Ascher, Jacqueline Reid-Walsh, David Duff. Its been wonderful!
Jul 16, 2020 5 tweets 7 min read
The book has a cover!
The Library of the Written Word has switched online for the @Brill_History standard placeholder to this beautiful #volvelle, image courtesy of @royalsociety
Louisiane Ferlier and I are over the moon ... #Bookhistory #twitterstorians ImageImage More to come, but our deepest thanks to our Volume 83 authors James Raven, Jeffrey Hopes, Rebecca Schoff Curtin, @ijalexander2002 , Yvonne Cornish, @katieparker18th , @cgspence , James P. Ascher, Jacqueline Reid-Walsh, and David Duff. Its been wonderful!
Apr 22, 2020 6 tweets 5 min read
I’m tired of the clickbait and sensationalist « #discovery  » trope in #arthistory . The Angers Tapestry was rediscovered in the 19th century, (not unusual for tapestries) not by the guardian yesterday 1/. Forgotten French tapestry/The Guardian theguardian.com/artanddesign/2… The first paragraph uses « basement gallery » and « provincial » to bolster the discovery claim. The « basement » gallery is a high tech LED-equipped prize-winning museography, reopened in 2010. . 2/
Apr 9, 2020 5 tweets 3 min read
#medievaltwitter my 12 year old has started writing a historical fiction remash of robin hood and peasants revolts. (Yes, @ me, that’ll tell her). She needs names 1) historically appropriate for peasants 2) « not, like, really ugly »
We need your help 1/ Yes, #earlymodern I did try to impress her with the benefits of setting it in the #18c but she wasn’t interested with heroes called Catherine Hayes, Squire Nonsuchfool or Jeanne-Joseph-Françoise de la Baume Esperges de Quitterie 2/