📣Today in Saarbrücken: @eclaaire.bsky.social presents “The Problem of Knowledge in the VOC’s Diamond Trade during the Seventeenth Century” at the Saarland University workshop “Objects in Transit” 💎📚
👉 more info: bit.ly/4qWlNrS
A conference poster for: Health and the Environment in the Preindustrial World: Multidisclipinary Approaches. The text on the poster can be found by following the link, it does not fit here.
We're hosting a hybrid conference!
"Health and the Environment in the Preindustrial World: Multidisciplinary Approaches" will explore traditional and recent themes in public health history.
To be notified when registration opens, fill out this form: forms.gle/CSEQLpo75n56...
#histmed #histstm
📣 Today @eclaaire.bsky.social speaks at the CSG Lunch Seminar (University of Antwerp):
“Conducing to the Knowledge of the Universe and Trade: The Role of Goldsmiths in Materializing the Early Modern Globe, c. 1600–1700” ✨🌍
🕧 When? 12:30 pm
🔗 More info: bit.ly/46iFLpc
Join us for our last Colloquium this semester!🎓
Dana Murillo will present: “Roaming in Various Forms: The Wandering Women of New Spain’s Silver Mining District (1600-1800)”✨👣
🗓️ Jan 26, 2026
🕘 17:30–19:00 CET
Learn more and register: bit.ly/WanderingWomen
#womenshistories
Whoever is in Innsbruck tomorow, be sure not to miss @sebastianfelten.bsky.social guest lecture „Mit Gott im Silberrausch: Zeittechniken im Bergbau der Neuzeit“ at the @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social. ⛏️⌛
⏰ Time: 5:15 PM CET
📅 Date: January 13, 2026
More info here: bit.ly/BergbauZeittechniken
#Scarce
We are thrilled to share this! 🎉 Our PhD student & Santorio Fellow @sarahseinitzer.bsky.social has a new post on @csmbr-pisa.bsky.social blog Forma Fluens: “Bergsucht and Miner’s Chest” ⛏️🫁—about miners’ health, morbi metallici, & early social care. Go give it a read! #HistMed #Mining
✨For our second talk in this semester’s colloquium series, @mininghistory.bsky.social will present “Mining the Past: What is the role of historians in the mining industry?”⛏️📜
📅 Date: November 24, 2025
⏰ Time: 3:00–4:30 PM CET
Learn more and register: bit.ly/MiningThePast
#histSci
Forma Fluens - Histories of the Microcosm
𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐕𝐄𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐔𝐒 𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐀𝐂𝐘
𝐓𝐡𝐞 "𝐅𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚" 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 "𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞" 𝐚 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝟏𝟔𝟎𝟒, 𝟏𝟔𝟏𝟕, 𝟏𝟔𝟒𝟐)
Sabrina Engert
𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: csmbr.fondazionecomel.org/blog/forma-f...
#CSMBR #Vesalius #Anatomy #HistoryOfScience #BookHistory
Around 20 people are sitting in a conference room. Four of them are seated at the front of the room, with a projection screen behind them. The rest are seated around them at a U-shaped desk. The atmosphere seems professional, with everyone having papers or laptops on their desk.
🚀 Day 2 of our FWF-SCARCE workshop begins!
Today, we’ll dive into the making of mineral commodities and the connections between mining and money. 🏔️⚒️💰
From Habsburg Potosí to Sweden, Idrija, and New Granada, we’ll explore mining’s role in shaping economies and societies. 🔍🌍 #Scarce #MiningHistory
A group of around 20 people is sitting in a conference room. Two people (the workshop organisers) are sitting in the front of the room, with a screen projection behind them. The rest od the people (the workshop participants) are sitting around them, in a U-shaped desk arrangement. The atmosphere seems to be a working one, with everybody having papers and coffee cups at their seat.
🌍⛏️ Kicking off our FWF-SCARCE workshop “Political Economies of Mining in the Early Modern World”! Mining shaped pre-modern economies, driving global networks, commerce & power. We’ll explore its role across Africa, Asia, Latin America & Europe. Let’s dig into its global and historical impact! 💡📜
🚨Don't miss our workshop "Political Economies of Mining in the Early Modern World" @univie.ac.at organised by @eclaaire.bsky.social and @gbba.bsky.social.
📅 25–26 September 2025
!Please register!
📃 Program & info: bit.ly/4pslQfs
#Scarce #histsci #histeco #mining
✨ Tomorrow @sarahseinitzer.bsky.social dives into "The Use of Garlic to Maintain the Balance of Metalworker’s Body" 🧄 at the conference “Protecting Bodies at Work” in Geneva 🌍🛠️
📍 University of Geneva
🗓️ September 18, 2025
🕘 9:10 AM
📄 Programme & info: bit.ly/UseofGarlic
#Scarce #HistMed
Today @eclaaire.bsky.social is presenting “Transformations in the Eurasian gem trade during the long seventeenth century” at the workshop "EurAsian Materials in Central European Collections" @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social, organised by @robyndoraradway.bsky.social
Programm & info: bit.ly/44al4tZ
Pamela Smith and Hilary Becker during the discussion
🌟What a great finale to this eventful day—thanks to Pamela H. Smith (@columbiauniversity.bsky.social) for her “Industryscapes” lecture, Hilary Becker (@binghamtonu.bsky.social) for her comments & to all participants who joined us! In cooperation with @univie.ac.at & @oeaw.bsky.social 🧠🎤🤝📚
🎉 Welcome to our ERC SCARCE & HUE joint symposium: “From Museums to Mines: Tracing the Life Cycle of Mineral Colours in Pre-Industrial Societies”, organized by @alexandra-rodler.bsky.social & @sebastianfelten.bsky.social! Follow us along to discover the exciting talks from our amazing guests! 🧠✨
We’re diving deeper into colors! 🎨✨
Jessica Cardoso’s talk explores ochre in funerary contexts, while @sarahseinitzer.bsky.social explains mercury’s use from miners’ illness to medicine.
Such a stimulating discussion! Stay tuned for more insights! 🔍🧠
#MiningHistory #GeoChem #MedHistory
Minescapes 2025 in the mine
Scarce was in the Ore Mountains! ⛏️🏔️
We spent an unforgettable week with Minescapes 2025 in the Erzgebirge (Ore Mountains), exploring mining history in Saxony and Czechia with a fantastic group of scholars.
💎 Don't miss @eclaaire.bsky.social's talk on "The Origins and Virtues of Gems in the History of Mineralogy" tomorrow at 11:30 AM (CET) at Hausseminar Mineralogie und Krystallographie @univie.ac.at!
For more details: bit.ly/3YETQK2 #Minerals #Gemtrade
Interesting blog post by Massimo Sbarbaro about merchants in the late medieval medical culture and the role of their zibaldoni 🎉 #CSMBR #fromafluens
🚨 Tomorrow at 9 AM!
@sebastianfelten.bsky.social presents “Provided in Time: Mineral Extraction, Capitalism & the Language of Growth in Early Modern Central Europe” at the WISO Institute, @univie.ac.at.
Join in person or via Zoom 👉 bit.ly/wisocollq
📅 The 3rd SCARCE colloquium of this semester is coming up! Join us and our guest Andreas Lingg on May 12 to discuss insights of his book “Die Entdeckung der Wirtschaft: Der mittelalterliche Bergbau und die Vermehrung der Welt”. Register here: bit.ly/3Gz4Ja3 #histSci #EconomicHistory
📢 Save the date & send your proposals!
The CfP for our FWF-SCARCE workshop “Political Economies of Mining in the Early Modern World” (Sept 25–26), organized by @eclaaire.bsky.social & @gbba.bsky.social ⛏️🌍, is open until May 26!
🔗 Info here: bit.ly/scarcews1cfp
#MiningHistory #Workshop
Five people looking at exhibited gemstones in a museum.
Yesterday the SCARCE Team visited @nhmwien.bsky.social! ✨We explored their collections and got to see the minerals and precious stones whose traces in history are part of our research! Looking forward to our next visit!💎
📢 Save the date! — The CfP for our FWF-SCARCE workshop “Political Economies of Mining in the Early Modern World”, organized by @eclaaire.bsky.social & @gbba.bsky.social ⛏️🌍 is open until May 26!
🔗 Details here: bit.ly/scarcews1cfp
#MiningHistory
I am thrilled 🤩 Our blog is finally online! After months of preparation, we launched it today🎉 We will share our research activities on it – stay tuned!
🌟 Wow – today‘s colloquium was a blast! Thank you to everyone who joined for the second meeting of this summer semester! We’ve had an engaging and productive discussion with Eleanor Armstrong & Julie Klinger. We appreciate your participation! Stay tuned for more events! #Mining #Minerals #Space ⛏️💎🪐
🚀 The 2nd SCARCE colloquium of this semester is almost here! Join us on April 10 as we team up with History of Science & Knowledge. Eleanor Armstrong & Julie Klinger present "Deposits, Museums, and Rockets: Conceptualizing Mineral Flows". Register here: bit.ly/scarcecollq2 📚
📅 Don’t miss the first meeting of this term! Join us on Monday for a roundtable discussion with @gbba.bsky.social, @eclaaire.bsky.social and @sebastianfelten.bsky.social on “Social Histories of Mining Knowledge” at 2:30 pm (CET) in Kolingasse 14, Room 4.25. Please register: bit.ly/4bNKGzS
🏔️ Scarce colloquium goes into its 2nd round! ⛏️ On March 24th, @gbba.bsky.social, @sebastianfelten.bsky.social and @eclaaire.bsky.social are having a roundtable discussion on “Social Histories of Mining Knowledge” at 2:30 pm (CET) in Kolingasse 14, Room 4.25. Please register: bit.ly/4bNKGzS