Cloves, cod, coffee, porcelain, potato, sugar, tea… a delightful site that grew out of a seminar on ‘the Expansion of Europe’ (James Ford Bell Library)
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Early Modern Resources is a gateway site for anyone interested in studying the early modern period (c.1500-1800 CE). It only lists resources that are free to access and are primarily concerned with the early modern and study of the period. Sites are checked for suitability but not rigorously evaluated. (More...)
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Early Modern Memory
This site seeks to bring together news, calls, bibliographies and other useful information for all students of early modern memory, and aims to become a hub for scholars who work on memory practices in the early modern period.
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Universal Short Title Catalogue
The Universal Short Title Catalogue (USTC) is a collective database of all books published in Europe between the invention of printing and the end of the sixteenth century.
Soldiers and Soldiering in Britain 1750-1815
website and project which aims to provide a community space for academics, researchers, archivists, and the public interested in Britain’s soldiers in the eighteenth century.
Jack Lynch’s Home Page
Professor in the English department of the Newark campus of Rutgers University, specializing in the English literature of the eighteenth century and the history of the English language.
Samuel Thomas – www.samuelthomasbooks.com
website to accompany forthcoming (2012) historical mystery set in 1644 and featuring a midwife as detective
Early Modern Dress and Textiles Research Network
Aims to bring together scholars and practitioners working with early modern dress and textiles in different disciplines and settings to identify common areas of understanding and to develop new research tools; includes discussion list
digiberichte.de
Digiberichte.de aims to advance research on late medieval and early modern European travel accounts. This project provides digitized editions and research literature on approx. 375 different travels and pilgrimages through Europe in historical times. The bibliographical database allows quick reference for the travel accounts. Due
Early Modern Exchanges
The Centre for Early Modern Exchanges is dedicated to the study of the diverse cultural, historical, economic and social exchanges between England and Europe, European countries, the Old World and the New in the period 1450-1800.
Warburg Institute
The Warburg Institute is concerned mainly with cultural history, art history and history of ideas, especially in the Renaissance. It aims to promote and conduct research on the interaction of cultures, using verbal and visual materials.
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