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dohanian

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#earlymodern and modern #Ottoman-#Armenian history, 1660–1930. PhD candidate. Interested in cross-cultural interaction, structure & agency, and transitions.

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Silver coin boom in medieval England due to melted down treasures, study reveals |

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/apr/09/silver-coin-boom-in-medieval-england-due-to-melted-down-byzantine-treasures-study-reveals

dohanian ,
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“It shows interdependency, and how connections and networks have been fundamental to economic success for hundreds and hundreds of years.” In this case, 1,400 years ago.

dohanian ,
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From the academic article: “We consider it most likely that the Byzantine silver fuelling the earliest northern European medieval coins was already available in a massive, but finite, reserve of bullion that had been imported and accumulated, probably during the sixth and early seventh centuries.” Very cool. @histodons

dohanian , to medievodons
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Can anyone recommend some things to read about how people (in any culture) used to find information among manuscript miscellanies when those miscellanies didn’t have tables of contents? Anything in English, French, , or Turkish would work. @histodons @medievodons @librarians

sonjdol , to histodons German
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Liebe Historiker*innen, was würdet Ihr unbedingt in einem Kurs zu "Theorien und Methoden der Geschichtswissenschaft" als Lektüre dabei haben wollen? Gerne Texte, die es auch auf deutsch gibt, aber nicht nur. Es gibt so viel....

Dear @histodons , what would absolutely be on the reading list of a course "Theory for historians" at the undergraduate level? There is so much... Trying to prioritize.
Merci! 🙏

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@sonjdol @histodons I nominate Trouillot’s Silencing the Past. It’s short, has a clear argument, and touches on many themes fundamental to contemporary historiography: sources, power, decolonization, and more. https://www.beacon.org/Silencing-the-Past-P1109.aspx

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Gun fetishism has a long history in the US. Here we see two self-deluded American Heroes displaying the rifles they have stored in their fallout shelters in the Cold War. Presumably this is to kill their neighbors.

Image #1: Dr. Hugo M. Kellner, 60, Caledonia, NY (October 1961)

Image #2: Dr. F. Archer poses with his rifle at ready in a sparsely furnished cinderblock shelter (March 7, 1961)

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Image of a man holding a rifle in his basement fallout shelter in 1961

dohanian ,
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@bojacobs @histodons @sts This is horrific. The callousness, the viciousness...

dohanian , to histodons
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Never knew the AHA had a podcast.
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RE: https://historians.social/@AHAHistorians/111919777714839691

dohanian , to histodons French
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Quelqu'un saurait-il la signification de cette abréviation ? C'est un prénom, peut-être, ou un mot ? Écrite en 1706 par un consul français en Sicile.
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dohanian , to histodons
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On the docket today: Combing through French ambassadorial requests to have the minister of foreign affairs certify its consuls and (c. 1700). Later in the 18th century and/or during the 19th century, French diplomats had many interpreters. But, at this point, they were all Frenchmen and Ottoman Jews. Except this guy: Matusagha (Մաթուսաղա), son of the somewhat famous Abro (Ապրօ) Çelebi.

@histodons @emdiplomacy

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What an impressive undertaking: an online gazetteer for Evliya Çelebi’s huge 17th century travelogue. @histodons

RE: https://mastodon.online/@ahmetcadirci/111635609116197153

AmazingMeagen , to bookhistodons
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On the conservation bench today is a from 1665 for which I am writing a condition report and applying a couple very small paper repairs.

Sometimes I get to spend time looking closely at wonderful things. In this case, preparing for the next exhibition.

Lambeth Palace Library
A82.6/M29




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@AmazingMeagen @bookhistodons Your post reminded me of a question I’ve been meaning to ask someone. As a researcher, I photograph early modern paperwork and books in archives and libraries with varied lighting conditions (so that I can read them at home later). If I get myself a colour calibration chart like the one in your photo, is there a way for me to recolour hundreds of photos all at once?

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Eh... Book reviews are important, I agree. (I just wrote one and hope to write more.) But do they really “demonstrate specialized expertise”? I don’t think that’s guaranteed.
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@histodon @ahahistorians@historians.social And about the idea that we should “[end] the misguided judgment” that a review doesn’t “[matter] as a worthy professional publication”: they definitely shouldn’t matter as much as articles. They’re important forms of service and community building, yes, but they’re so easy to phone in. We shouldn’t exaggerate their importance or the level of expertise they’re assumed to represent.

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