Historian of art, science, and knowledge. Postdoc #VisualizingTheUnknown, @huygensknaw.bsky.social. Also a maker.
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Jessie Wei-Hsuan Chen
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Our Knowledge and Art Practices group had a blast and lots of interesting conversations on historical inks, pigments, and paints this morning. So nice to get back to these materials!
Volume 10 (yes 10!!!) of our book series “Emergence of Natural History” @degruyterbrill.bsky.social @dgb-history.bsky.social is out #OpenAccess : @dvantrijp.bsky.social ‘s fascinating history of #fish studies / #Ichthyology
Congratulations, Didi!
#HistNatHist #HistSTM
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Followed by an amazing day in the @royalsociety.org library, looking at the Charter book (explained here to us by Rupert Baker) and the drawings by Marcello Malpighi.
Wonderful days in Cambridge with Visualizing the Unknown @huygensknaw.bsky.social and Visualizing Science @bhmpi.bsky.social teams to explore collections and exchange with scholars working on Visual Culture and Natural History. @Fitzwilliammuseum @hpscambridge.bsky.social @whipplemuseum.bsky.social
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Join us in The Hague on 3 December for my book presentation! 🌷🌻🌵
Look forward to sharing some findings, an exciting panel on practical knowledge with amazing colleagues, and a pop-up show on reconstructions/creative works from the project.
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See you there! 🌺
Can historians benefit from creative works for historical research? In this @hsnatsci.bsky.social short piece, I share how I worked w/ different types of making to research and write my recent book on 17th-c. florilegia. Thank you @dominikhhh.bsky.social & @mbaldwin.bsky.social for the invitation!
Het natuurtijdschrift Roots herdrukt in 2026 in ieder nummer—in een serie van 10— één plant uit de Flora Batava (2023), bewerkt door Esther van Gelder en Norbert Peeters. Januari belicht mijn vertelling over de wilde narcis en bloemenkleur!
I'm working on an article about early microscopic observations of ferns and the resulting images. Taking the opportunity, the core team of #VisualizingtheUnknown returned to the Museum Boerhaave yesterday for a MicroLab to observe fern sporangia and spores through early modern microscopes together!
JUNE in AMSTERDAM
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Dr. Dominik Huenniger
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🎁 It's that time of year – the holidays are just around the corner! Whether you're looking for gifts or want to treat yourself, take advantage of our #HolidaySale and get 40% off our #books and #eBooks! Offer valid through Dec 11.
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📸 Some snapshots from today’s hands-on (!) ink and pigments workshop organized by @jessiewhchen.bsky.social. Thank you!
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How can historians engage with hands-on research to better understand the embodied knowledge and sensorial experiences in historical practices? In what ways can creative works be implemented in order ...
