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The article delves into William Hubbard's "A General History of New England," written in the late 17th century but published much later in 1815. Hubbard's work reflects the political climate of his time and his use of various sources to construct his narrative. It examines his approach to sensitive topics like the regicides in New England and his focus on significant events while avoiding contentious issues. The text sheds light on the challenges faced by early New England settlers and provides valuable insights into Hubbard's historical methodology. The manuscripts of the work are preserved at the Massachusetts Historical Society, offering a glimpse into the region's early history. [Extracted from the article]

Histories of the early modern artificial language movement have focused not unreasonably on a series of ambitious, seventeenth-century language planners who set out to design 'real characters' or 'universal languages'. However, there were also practitioners working in fields like music, mathematics, and chemistry who likewise aspired to develop new, more systematic nomenclatures or notations, often also in the hope that such tools would designate things instead of words. Because histories of the artificial language movement do not usually address such projects or do so only insofar as these projects pertain to arguments about the language planners, their nomenclatures and notations constitute early modern Europe's 'other' real characters. This article surveys three cases in which individuals who are not typically considered representatives of the artificial language movement sought to design newer, more systematic means of communication. It compares and contrasts their approaches with those of well-known language planners, both in terms of how they designed their symbols and what they understood their symbols' primary function to be. In so doing, this article also proposes to reframe the history of the early modern artificial language movement by situating the more famous language planners within a wider and more varied intellectual milieu. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A Survey of London offers readers past and present an unrivalled insight into the history of early modern London. However, it is of hitherto unrecognised significance that the Survey draws on a pronounced horse culture and participates in the seventeenth-century revival of chivalric literature as a way of engaging with topographical change in the City. Drawing on early modern nostalgia studies, this article is the first to explore how the depiction of Smithfield's horsemen evokes chivalric nostalgia. With the help of the memory studies concepts of synchronic and diachronic historical consciousness, I show how this chivalric nostalgia functions as a literary device that by harnessing the traditions of chivalric romance offers a way of challenging the impact of urbanisation on readerly memory. This approach reveals the importance of Smithfield's horsemen in London's rich civic history and that nostalgia is a strategy rather than a limiting force in the Survey. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Armed with this coherent and helpful cognitive framework, the reader is ready to partake in the proposed intellectual journey across the ages in search of traces of collective memory related to the Battle of Grunwald. The first of the main chapters of the book, written by Rimvydas Petrauskas, discusses the circumstances under which the culture of Grunwald memory first emerged and solidified. [Extracted from the article]

"Street Food: Hawkers and the History of London" by Charlie Taverner is a comprehensive exploration of the lives and experiences of street sellers in early modern and nineteenth-century London. The book examines the individuals, their goods, and the systems that allowed them to make a living. Taverner utilizes a thematic approach, drawing from a wide range of digital resources and primary sources to paint a vivid picture of the economic precarity faced by street sellers. The book also discusses the evolving regulations and challenges faced by street sellers, as well as the history of the iconic "Cries of London." This well-researched and beautifully written book offers valuable insights into the history of street food in London and will be of interest to anyone studying the topic. [Extracted from the article]

In recent decades, book archaeological studies have shown that Early Modern book movements in the Baltic region were particularly pronounced at the time of the Lutheran Refor-mation. In view of the movements of a Melchior Hofmann, a Johannes Block, a Nikolaus Russ or a Sveno Jakobi, their handwritten entries point fragmentarily to the confessional affinities of their owners, but above all to the connections of former networks that had ex-isted between the merchants, craftsmen and clergymen of the Hanseatic cities, and that de-termined the ruling, scientific and economic-political interrelationships of that time. Books of the sixteenth century testify not only to an enormous mobility of their owners, but also to forms of cultural appropriation between individual appreciation, tradition, or antiquarian interest which emerged from the beginning of the Early Modern period and which brought books from different printing places, binding places and contexts of use into the libraries of the Hanseatic cities. Provided that this is the case, one can certainly speak of a book transfer culture and make it a topic within Early Modern cultural history research, which concerns regions of East Central Europe in particular. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This analysis of petitions from the Lancashire Quarter Sessions submitted by unhappy wives uncovers evidence of women who separated from their husbands illegally between 1660 and 1700. When informally separated, women could turn to JPs to formalise their marital situation. Petitionary evidence also shows that the concept of desertion should be redefined, as many spouses did not completely separate. These petitions demonstrate that authorities could sanction informal separation if peace was maintained. Overall, this article studies separated wives when their legal position was precarious, and illustrates how new sources can help explore the history of marriage in early modern England.. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Though many of its central insights about the dynamics of the Senecan self are already there in Braden ([7]), Perry is a brilliant close reader and he offers genuinely new insights into Shakespeare's plays through an intense engagement with the dynamics of Senecan tragedy. This is a reading of tragedy that is perfectly compatible with Cherbuliez on Medea, with the caveat that Cherbuliez is also interested in reconstructing the historical moment of neoclassical tragedy and the specific interventions of seventeenth-century treatments of Medea. In his wonderfully engaging new book on Shakespeare, I Shakespeare and Senecan Tragedy i , Curtis Perry acknowledges Hutson's influence but argues that Senecan tragedy provides an equally important model for the interiority of Shakespeare's tragic characters. But Perry's attention to the psychological as well as political dynamics of Senecanism and his virtuoso close readings of Seneca's plays make for a rich analysis of Shakespeare's Senecan borrowings. [Extracted from the article]

Linguists today presuppose that for both description/analysis and comparison of languages, there is a substantial set of universal crosslinguistic categories. In the same way, in the grammaticisation of non-European languages, missionaries took the grammatical categories elaborated for Latin as a set of universal crosslinguistic categories. One could assume that they fell into the trap of transferring time-tested terminology from traditional Latin grammar adapting it to the description of a language with rather different structural properties without really capturing its 'genius'. Even if this assumption may certainly be true to some extent, it does not present the whole picture and it does not do justice to the efforts missionaries made in describing new languages. Therefore, focusing on how missionaries understood and described the Tamil relative clause and relativiser marker, this paper aims to discuss the tension arising in grammatical descriptions between language-particular categories and crosslinguistic conceptual transfer. The paper thus demonstrates how missionaries did not limit their accounts to the transfer of a priori grammatical categories, tailored for Latin and applied to Tamil, but rather how they refined their descriptions through a crosslinguistic conceptual transfer that may be considered the first step towards comparative concepts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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An introduction is presented in which editor discusses various articles within the issue on topics including dual narratives of imperialism; information on migration, incarceration, and contraband and Paris Commune, Cuban separatism, and international socialism.

The popular story concerning the destruction of the Barony of Culbin, in North-East Scotland, is that in one night in 1694 a cataclysmic storm drowned the Barony under a sea of sand. The area never recovered, and over the years came to be known as the Culbin Sands. However, beginning in the 1920s discussions arose surrounding the afforestation of the area, an endeavour which began in the 1930s, leading to the area now being known as the Culbin Forest. The truth of the storm and the shifting of the landscape over the years is not quite so violent or sudden, yet the myth persists, and can still be found to be adhered to today by locals and visitors, amateur historians and artists, drawn in by the idea of the dangers of extreme weather. While less violent and sudden, however, the true nature of the events is still fascinating, and a potential lesson for the present, as the encroachment of sand upon the land was the product of humanity's actions upon the local environment, and a different climate to today. This article investigates this popular narrative, interrogating it in regards to its truth and its place in history. It assesses the emotional impact of the land upon the locals, and the long-term effects of the loss of the estate. It also assesses the impact of the emotions of observers upon the land itself, and how human emotions have driven attitudes towards the environment, in the past and in the present. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

I summarize just a few themes from the writings of the historian/anthropologist of mathematics, Jens Høyrup, that relate to critical mathematics education. His sheer hard work in striving to understand and explain the mathematical practices of others across millennia and multiple cultures, always in relation to sociopolitical contexts, underpinshis ability to convey, to those prepared to make the effort, the relevance of the history of pre- and early modern mathematical practices to perennial issues in mathematics education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita is widely recognised as one of the leading figures of early modern Sanskrit literature. He is also remembered—in popular narratives and in academic circles alike—as a minister at Tirumalai Nāyaka's court in Madurai. This essay offers a corrective to this story and reflects on the historiographical mishaps that shaped it. I show that Nīlakaṇṭha lived most of his life around Thanjavur in the Kaveri delta and left no trace of an affiliation with a court or a patron. Rather, he took pride in being an independent author and teacher. I then take the opportunity to propose a forgotten model of authorship that Nīlakaṇṭha embodied. I suggest thinking of Nīlakaṇṭha as a 'genealogical poet', committed exclusively to his lineage of male family members and teachers. His genealogical commitments go hand in hand with an active teaching career, a radical interpretation of an existing literary and economical ideal of writerly independence (sarvatantrasvatantra) and a confidence in the survival of his legacy through future generations of students and family members. The genealogical economy also gives rise to an aesthetics and ethics of intimacy that shape Nīlakaṇṭha's distinctive authorial signature. While I would argue that Nīlakaṇṭha is a genealogical poet par excellence, this model may be applied in different measures and constellations to other figures and contribute to a better understanding of the social realities that shape literary and intellectual histories of early modern South Asia and beyond. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Dhand does note, somewhat dismissively, the large role Kundera attributed to Jews in his model of Central Europe, but Kundera's perception was accurate concerning the cultural Central Europe for which he was grieving, and which I had i existed. But now, with the surge of populism and nationalism, especially in the Visegrad countries (of Central Europe), Dhand adds on as almost a surprised epilogue, then another epilogue, there is more talk of Central Europe, with apparently reversed values: now Central Europe is politically in the West, but culturally in the East. This new Central Europe of the intellectuals (and then the politicians) largely followed Milan Kundera in defining Central Europe as those countries that were really part of the West but had, unjustly, been imprisoned in the East. States started making novel use of consuls to intervene in the internal affairs of other states; this was especially true of consuls' function in the Ottoman Empire where, given the autonomous status of most countries in the Balkans before 1878, consuls were usually the only means of effecting political goals as well as extending protection to a state's citizens. [Extracted from the article]

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Early modern historical peace studies is a vital field of research with a relatively long tradition in the German-speaking world. Historical peace studies concerns examining the historical dimensions of peace, including concrete peace agreements as well as peace-making, ideas of peace and securing peace. This article discusses the different developments of Swedish-speaking and German-speaking early modern peace studies with regard to its institutionalisation and points of departure. Moreover, it provides an overview of the state of research in German-speaking early modern historical peace studies. After its establishment in the 1950s, German-speaking historical peace studies has flourished since the beginning of the 2000s. This development evolved alongside a stronger emphasis on the potential of peace treaties for early modern research, which until then had primarily focused on conflicts, as well as changed research perspectives and questions shaped by cultural and historical approaches becoming increasingly relevant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The paper tries to provide an analysis and some reflections on the space that studies relating to "Ecclesiastical Control", "control of consciences and ecclesiastical organization in the social context", inquisition and heresies, cults, identity and holiness, politics and religion have occupied in the Italian historiographical panorama of the last twenty years. This analysis was drawn using the metaphor of the "parable", as already done by other scholars and in other fields, to indicate the alternating historiographical fortunes of some specific themes within this area of studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In this article we present some aspects of magic and its tools in Cluj in the 16th-18th centuries. In the first part of the article we discuss the legal organization of the city of Cluj and we present György Igyártó, a prosecutor with a major role in several witch trials at the end of the 16th century. In the second part we enumerate the objects used in magical acts and their purposes, based on documents regarding witch trials in Cluj. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

"The Register of the Goldsmiths' Company: Deeds and Documents" is a three-volume edition edited and translated by Lisa Jefferson. It provides access to the London Goldsmiths' Company's Register of Deeds, which dates back to 1417/1418. The first volume includes an introduction, appendices, and indices, while the second and third volumes contain the original language edition and modern English translation of the Register, respectively. The Register offers valuable insights into the social and topographical history of medieval and early modern London, showcasing the acquisition of property by the Goldsmiths' Company and the networks and affinities of individual goldsmiths. The edition also includes copies of wills, legal documents, and records related to property disputes and maintenance. Overall, this meticulously produced edition provides a valuable resource for researchers interested in the history of London and the Goldsmiths' Company. [Extracted from the article]

Personal linens were key components of early modern health regimens. When they were visibly clean and bright white, linen shirtsleeves, collars and cuffs communicated the cleanliness of the wearer's body, as well as the state of their mind, morals and spirit. These functional garments and accessories could also be fashionable, especially when decorated with ruffles, lace and embroidery. Linens thus communicated hygienic, social, moral and financial information, which was generated by and reliant upon processes of laundry. This article explores some of these processes, especially as they pertain to linen shirts, cuffs and ruffs owned by non-elite people living in northern Italian cities. It brings archival, visual and material sources together with evidence generated through the re-creation of early modern processes of caring for clothing to show how 'doing the laundry' imparted linens with social and financial meanings and values. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article aims to analyze the philosophical relationship between Descartes and Montaigne on divine power and human reason. Within Cartesian historiography, a relationship was usually established between Descartes and Montaigne to cast more light on the originality of the approach that Descartes introduced to the philosophical scene. On the contrary, the main goal of this article is to show how Descartes' theory of eternal truths positively incorporated and preserved some aspects of Montaigne's reflection on divine power. Were this the case, the historiographical interpretation that tends to establish a link between the two authors in order to separate Descartes from Montaigne would at least need to be integrated. This does not mean denying the originality of Cartesian approach, but more broadly defining the context in which Descartes voices his opinion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Contributing to scholarship on early modern emotions, illness and self narratives, this article analyses Fynes Moryson's (1566–1630) descriptions of his illness and grief after losing his brother during his travels in the Ottoman Levant, as he presented them in his Itinerary (1617). It argues that Moryson uses his grief to support and construct his credibility, so much so that it becomes entangled with his presentation of himself and the 'authorisation' of his book. Travel treatises like the Itinerary are rich sources for emotion and illness as they were experienced by early modern mobile people. As this article shows, the particular intertextual nature, didactic aims, and often lengthy retrospective composition processes of early modern travel writing need to be taken into account when reading them for past emotions and lived experiences. Studying the emotional experiences and self-narratives of mobile people benefits not only the history of early modern emotions, but also enriches the cultural and social histories of early modern mobility, whilst bringing these fields of scholarship in productive dialogue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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During the eighteenth century, the artistic exchange between the Chinese coasts and the rest of the world was noteworthy. One of the most significant pieces resulting from these encounters is the Santo Niño cradle owned by the Money Museum in Manila. It was probably made during the 18th century and was executed using Chinese gold filigree. On top, a group of musical angels can be found. They play different instruments, such as a harp, an erhu, 二胡, or trumpets. This artwork is an important example in which Chinese and Western musical iconography can be found together. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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