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Warsaw, Poland
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📚 The new volume of Renaissance Mind (ed. V. Lepri & F. G. Kiss) is out now! Discover how early modern classrooms and scholarly debates shaped revolutionary ideas.
🔗 Grab your copy here: degruyterbrill.com/document/…
Huge thanks to Gábor Förköli for sending us a copy of "Writing in the Mind, Thinking on the Paper"! 📚✨
A brilliant, deeply insightful look into early modern commonplacing and the roots of information management. Highly recommended! 🙌
Join us for the round table discussion: “What Counts as Knowledge?” 🎓
🗓️ When: Thursday, 1 Oct at 10:30 AM 📍 Where: Staszic Palace, Room 268 (ul. Nowy Świat 72, Warsaw) 🗣️
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📚 Join us this Wed, Sep 16 at 2 PM for the presentation of Mykola Fediai’s new book: "Latin Philosophy and Greek Faith"!
📍 Barbara Skarga Room, Staszic Palace 📖 Read Open Access: books.fupress.com/catalogue/…
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Our team member Gábor Förköli presented at the Congress of Hungarology in Sárospatak!
His talk showed how early modern quote-gathering (loci communes) acted as personal "ego-documents" shaping religious identity & individual faith.
Exciting news! Our team member Dr. Alicja Bielak is collaborating on a fascinating project: “Gathered, Dispersed, Found: The Fate of the Załuski Library Collections.”
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In the 1500s, a student reading Aristotle scribbled tips on buying a good horse in the margins—in Greek, German & Latin. 📜🐎
Is this famous 1687 engraving a lie? 🧵
At first glance, it’s a grand library in Danzig. But look closely. The books, scholars, and light were staged to project power, not document reality.
Here is the hidden story behind the image 👇
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In 17th-century Germany, depositio cornuum (academic hazing) was an indispensable prerequisite for matriculation. Yet in 1622, Hungarian and Transylvanian students in Frankfurt an der Oder were granted a rare dispensation.
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Ancient texts don’t stay relevant simply because they are old. Sometimes, a shift in the world around us simply makes us capable of hearing their message again.
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Why do we keep notebooks? Because the fate of the world depends on it. 📓
In 1575, educator Johann Sturm argued that note-taking doesn't just mirror nature - it helps fix its flaws. Turns out, your notes might just be saving the world.
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We are delighted to announce that Research Professor Lucie Storchová has joined our center for a 7-week study mission.
During her stay with us, Professor Storchová will be advancing her research within the field of early modern intellectual history.
Ever noticed that books rarely stay alone? They gather on nightstands, in libraries, even in "frigotecas" (repurposed book fridges). 📚
But they aren't just piles—they form relationships. Meet the bibliotope: the living environment of books.
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Medicine in the Early Modern era was far from just passive ancient doctrine. New insights from the School of Padua notebooks reveal a sophisticated defense of ars medica - one that relied heavily on structured patient questioning. 📜
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The secrets behind early modern sermon writing? Notetaking technologies. 📜
Preachers didn't just write from scratch; they curated vast "oratorical storehouses" of proverbs, riddles, and scientific facts to illustrate pious thoughts.
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We are absolutely thrilled to announce that two of our brilliant researchers, Luisa Brotto (OPUS 30) and Alicja Bielak (SONATA 21), have successfully secured funding in the latest National Science Centre (NCN) competitions! 🔬🎉
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Great insights from Hamburg! 🏛️ Matthias Roick and Alicja Bielak recently spoke at the "Ecosystems of the Mind" conference at Warburg-Haus, organized by Tomás Antonio Valle.📚✨
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We had the absolute pleasure of hosting dr Łukasz Wróbel (University of Warsaw) for our Renaissance Mind seminar! A truly fascinating lecture on 17th-century thought & allegory. Huge thanks to dr Wróbel and to everyone who joined the brilliant discussion! 📚✨
Early modern universities weren't just institutions of mass learning - they also functioned as the "think tanks" of 16th-century political propaganda. 🏫
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Over 50 folders of hidden history! 🇸🇪 The NPRH team just returned from Sweden, uncovering uninventoried letters from Polish royalty and major new diplomatic insights into Daniel Naborowski's life in the 1620s–30s.
Full details here: facebook.com/ERC.KnowStudent…
