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Dr Bram van Leuveren (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺/𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮) @bramvanleuveren.bsky.social · 15h

📚Vers van de pers! Ik schreef een nieuw #artikel in open access over het #hergebruik van #papier en #perkament tijdens feesten in 16de- en 17de-eeuws Frankrijk en de Nederlanden 👉https://doi.org/10.5117/JNB2026.005.LEUV.

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Dr Bram van Leuveren (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺/𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮) @bramvanleuveren.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Op 26/9 geef ik in Bibliotheek Deventer een lezing voor de Jaarvergadering van de NBV. ‘Een stad van papier. Hergebruik in vroegmoderne praalwagens en tijdelijke architectuur’. 📅 Aanmelden kan nog tot 20/9 via info@boekgeschiedenis.nl. Meer informatie over de Jaarvergadering: lnkd.in/eb-ZmiWZ.

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Dr Bram van Leuveren (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺/𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮) @bramvanleuveren.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I visited 'Shadows of the Atlantic Ocean' at Het Scheepvaartmuseum, Amsterdam. Students of my course 'Creativity in the Early Modern City' will visit this beautiful permanent exhibition to learn about cultural exchange, colonialism, resistance, oral history and curating colonial objects.

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Dr Bram van Leuveren (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺/𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮) @bramvanleuveren.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I had been invited to give a #keynote lecture at the University of #Copenhagen (@ucph.bsky.social) for the fantastic 'Carousels and Other Colonial Spectacles' #conference. How did early modern public #spectacles bring the colonies into #French and #Netherlandish court and urban life?

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Tuija Ainonen @tainonen.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Job alert! British Library seeks a Curator for their Ancient and Medieval Manuscripts DL 12 July tinyurl.com/25fs9kun #medievalMSS

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Dr Bram van Leuveren (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺/𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮) @bramvanleuveren.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Back at our ArtLab @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social with art history students. Working from a late 16th #French recipe, they recreated #sugar sculptures of #apples🍎. We even mixed some high-quality #saffron into the sugar, as was common at prestigious #courts: they leave behind bright yellow spots!👇

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Dr Bram van Leuveren (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺/𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮) @bramvanleuveren.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Week 2 of recreating an early modern #sugar🍡sculpture in our ArtLab! My art history students used a 16th-c. #French recipe, casting real fruits🍎🍐🍇in clay molds and pouring in🫗cane sugar. These edible artworks once adorned court #banquets🍴 across Europe and Asia, blending confectionery and sculpture.

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Scarcerc @scarcerc.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Did you know that, in early modern Asia, gems often travelled the same routes as spices? A new essay by @eclaaire.bsky.social explores how the gem trade shaped global power, science, and commerce. 💎✨ Go give it a read in the @iias.bsky.social periodical, "The Newsletter": bit.ly/GemsEssay #Scarce

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Trading Gems and Knowing the Earth in Early Modern Eurasia | IIAS

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Dr Bram van Leuveren (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺/𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮) @bramvanleuveren.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

At Utrecht University, we don’t just study early modern #art — we recreate it too! 🎨🍇🍎🍐 In my Festival and Ritual Arts course, students are making #sugar #sculptures from a 16th-century French #recipe, exploring materiality, ephemerality, imitation, and colonial histories through hands-on practice.

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

506 years ago, on the 22nd of May 1520, the massacre at the festival of Tóxcatl took place. During the festival, Spanish captain Pedro de Alvarado turned on the Mexica of Tenochtitlan, killing performers, spectators and nobles. #otd #history 🗃️

Painting depicting the Massacre in the Great Temple

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Dr Bram van Leuveren (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺/𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮) @bramvanleuveren.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Our university library @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social has organized a mini expo on 'Isr*el's' violent destruction of Palestinian universities. We ought to support our Palestinian colleagues now more than ever against 'Isr*el's' violent colonial occupation🇵🇸

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Jan de Laat @jandl.eurosky.social · 18/05/2026

Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne (ca. 1589-1662) Zeilwagen op het strand van Scheveningen (Bron: Costume-history.livejournal.com)

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Dr Bram van Leuveren (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺/𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮) @bramvanleuveren.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

#Sail #wagon of the 17th-century Dutch engineer Simon #Stevin. He used it to take Europe’s ruling elites — from Maurice of Nassau to Elizabeth of Bohemia — racing along the #beach at #Scheveningen near The Hague. This is a reconstructed model by Muzee Scheveningen, displayed just outside the museum.

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Dr Bram van Leuveren (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺/𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮) @bramvanleuveren.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

The unassuming tomb👇of Menasseh Ben Israel (1604-57), Amsterdam's #rabbi and master #diplomat, in the 17th-century Jewish Portuguese #cemetery of Beth Haim in Ouderkerk a/d #Amstel. Ben Israel treated Maria de' Medici to a #Passover meal🫓in 1638 and petitioned to re-admit Jews to #England in 1655.

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Dr Bram van Leuveren (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺/𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮) @bramvanleuveren.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

An 18th-century dancing #robot🤖! In a Parisian brothel, sex workers and their clients enjoy the #performance of an #automaton of a dancing girl💃 (Louise-Magdeleine Horthemels, 'La Charmante catin', L 75 LR/1084 Recto, @museelouvre.bsky.social).

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Dr Bram van Leuveren (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺/𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮) @bramvanleuveren.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Just managed to catch the “Metamorphoses” exhibition @rijksmuseum.bsky.social before it closed. This Flemish-French #millefleurs #tapestry was my personal highlight: two exquisitely woven #Narcissuses, lost in each other’s reflection — and in the riotous floral abundance of the #palace #garden.

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Dr Bram van Leuveren (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺/𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮) @bramvanleuveren.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Students designed their own festive #arts and #architecture for an early modern #ommegang from the Low Countries. This helped them gain insight into the organisation of the event: what artists and artisans to commission? What materials to use? Towards what effect? Look at some of these beauties👇

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Dr Bram van Leuveren (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺/𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮) @bramvanleuveren.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Flicking through the city records of early 17th-century #Antwerp! For 1631–32, I found payments to the Jesuits, who created a spinning theater for an #ommegang 🎭; to craftsmen for the 'arranging of [#parade] wagons'; and to civic militias who removed #drunk passersby along the routes of entries🍺.

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Dr Bram van Leuveren (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺/𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮) @bramvanleuveren.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Yesterday I was with students at the rijksmuseum.bsky.social in Amsterdam to study early modern ritual arts: from a marble reconstruction of a funeral #procession and a silver ceremonial #chain to ceremonial #glasses and a banquet #automaton from Augsburg that could serve #wine to guests.

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Dr Bram van Leuveren (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺/𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮) @bramvanleuveren.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Spending time at @haagsarchief.bsky.social today to read 18th-century #newspapers🗞️! The '𝘴 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘨𝘴𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵👇recorded all of the ballets💃 and banquets🍴staged at William V's court, and the valuable #art objects - and even living animals, such as a #sloth🦥! - that were exchanged there.

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Dr Bram van Leuveren (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺/𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮) @bramvanleuveren.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

First course of the new period! On fleeting #arts and #architecture: from #papier-mâché to #sugar in the early modern period. I organised for students a showcase of #festival books and objects, many of which aimed to record these #ephemeral artefacts for posterity - including sugar #banquets🧁

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Bram De Ridder @bramderidder.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

🌿🌾 You like gardens? You like history? And games? Then rejoice, because LOBELIUS is here! Thanks to official partners, Museum Plantin-Moretus and the Meise Botanical Garden, the players can skim through the 1581 Kruydtboeck by Matthias de l´Obel. Can you make the most beautiful early modern garden?

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Dr Bram van Leuveren (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺/𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮) @bramvanleuveren.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Starting in October, the #Louvre will begin a 4-year #restoration of the 24 paintings Rubens created (1622–1625) for his beloved patron, Maria de #Medici — from her birth in Florence to her grand arrival in Marseille. The Richelieu wing will be transformed into one big restoration atelier!

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Dr Bram van Leuveren (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺/𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮) @bramvanleuveren.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

#Utrecht’s main square, the #Neude, across from my office, is being excavated! In 1540, it hosted Charles V’s Joyous #Entry, marked by triumphal arches and obelisks celebrating him as world ruler. All made from papier-mâché, however, so little hope archaeologists will find any trace of them today😉

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Dr Bram van Leuveren (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺/𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮) @bramvanleuveren.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

There’s something adorable about this guardian and child, who’ve brought a foldable chair to watch Maria de’ Medici's #ceremonial farewell from #Amsterdam on 5 Sept 1638. They watch the #French queen mother’s carriage leave #Dam Square—clearly making a day of it, as shown by Jan Martszen de Jonge.

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Daniel Laurison @daniellaurison.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Oh hello it's Trans Day of Visibility and, like many trans people, I'm only visible if I say something. If you think you don't know anyone trans, you probably do. If you want to read my post about how I understand my gender, it's at daniellaurison.com/n...

A picture of me, middle-aged white guy, beard, glasses, blazer, on a balcony with a foggy view of the US Capitol in the background.

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Nadine Akkerman @misswalsingham.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Claxon 📣 for English lit. graduates: here's a fully funded 4-year PhD position at Leiden led by the fabulous Dr Lotte Fikkers, and co-supervised by yours truly, on literary representations of wardship in early modern English drama. bit.ly/4bEeH7a Apply by 31 May 2026; starting date 1 Jan. 2027

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PhD position within the project Judicial Guardians

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Liesbeth Corens @onslies.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

I love how appropriately jet-lagged they all look, for this day when Palm Sunday coincides with the changing of the clocks.

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Dr Bram van Leuveren (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺/𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮) @bramvanleuveren.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

My students in art history @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social used #VR today to explore these👇stunning late 16th-century vault paintings up close! Developed by our #ArtLab (Sanne Frequin en Daantje Meuwissen), the experience transported them high into the vaulted ceiling of the Great Church of #Naarden.

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Dr Bram van Leuveren (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺/𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮) @bramvanleuveren.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

What does an art historian do in their free time? Play Assassin's Creed: Unity, of course! The video #game from 2013-14 lets you explore Louis XIV's Galerie des Glaces at late 18th-century #Versailles. Complete with Le Brun's ceiling paintings, chandelliers, gilded decoration -and dancing courtiers!

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Mirella Marini @mirellamarini.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Ik ga ervan uit dat iedereen op het tipje van zijn/haar stoel zit om te weten wanneer de volgende aflevering wordt gedropt. Awel, dat is dus morgen 😉 Onderwerp: de dynastie. Een onderwerp waar ik dagen over kan leuteren, maar ik heb mij helaas moeten beperken tot een half uur begot 😊

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Dr Bram van Leuveren (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺/𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮) @bramvanleuveren.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

💫What a delightful start of 2026! This weekend I travelled to Venlo - in Dutch #Limburg - to visit “Burgundians in Limburg” (Limburgs Museum): a wonderful exhibition on the #Burgundian splendour of the late 14th- and 15th-century #Meuse region. [1/6]

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Dr Bram van Leuveren (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺/𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮) @bramvanleuveren.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

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Dr Bram van Leuveren (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺/𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮) @bramvanleuveren.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

✨ It was an honour being able to witness the ancient #Cypriot Feast of #Theophany today, January 6! While Western traditions often celebrate the Magi's visit of Bethlehem, the #Eastern Church marks this day by commemorating the #baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River by John the Baptist. [1/4]

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Jesse Locker @jessemlocker.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

January (detail), Castello del Buonconsiglio (Trento, Italy), c. 1400

A fresco of people in a snowy landscape dressed in not very seasonally appropriate medieval costume engaged in a snowball fight

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Dr Bram van Leuveren (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺/𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮) @bramvanleuveren.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

🎇Just before 2025 draws to a close, I'll share my top 3 favourite art exhibitions of the past year, with a special focus on (early) modern France and the Low Countries! [1/7]

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Dr Bram van Leuveren (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺/𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮) @bramvanleuveren.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Why sit in a lecture hall when you can go on a field trip? Last week I visited #Antwerp with bright #art #history students in our master's programme! After a brief stop at Antwerp Central Station - the city's famous 'railway cathedral' - we visited Kunsthal Extra City. [1/5]

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Dr Bram van Leuveren (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺/𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮) @bramvanleuveren.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

This Monday, 12-1pm, Sanne Frequin and I will discuss examples and practices of alternative assessment: from podcasts to film documentaries! The kickoff of the new Education series @humanitiesuu.bsky.social. ❓ Departmental Education Series: Alternative Assessment. 🏛️ Utrecht, KNG80, Ravensteynzaal.

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Dr Bram van Leuveren (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺/𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮) @bramvanleuveren.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Exciting news! Next August I'll deliver a keynote lecture at the conference 'Carousels and Other Colonial Spectacles: Performing Race and Racialization at European Courts, ca. 1500-1700' at Copenhagen University, alongside Noémie Ndiaye. Call for papers is open now lnkd.in/e2ad7u7H (deadline 15/12)!

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Dr Bram van Leuveren (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺/𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮) @bramvanleuveren.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Last Friday I organized the symposium 'Sports and Games in the Early Modern Period' @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social with @rozanneversendaal.bsky.social, Jeroen Salman, Dániel Forgács en Sointu Cantell. Great talks on tennis, lotteries, and video games. We even re-enacted an 18th-century lottery!

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Dr Bram van Leuveren (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺/𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮) @bramvanleuveren.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

🗣️THIS MONDAY, 12noon-1pm, @humanitiesuu.bsky.social: enjoy free lunch while listening - or tuning in - to the GKG Seminar in the Tielezaal (UU University Library). I'll talk about my ongoing research on colonial performance in early modern Antwerp, Paris, and Amsterdam, including sugar sculptures.

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Mis het niet! Morgen (vrijdag) vindt in Utrecht de UUCEMS publieksdag 'Sport en Spel in de Vroegmoderne Tijd' plaats: spannende lezingen, een roundtable over video games en échte prijzen! 📅 31/10/2025, 13.00 uur-17.30 uur. 🏛️ Johanna Huddiggebouw, zaal 1.27, Utrecht. 📋 Programma: lnkd.in/efwEMBnM.

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