Dr Karin Schrader
@karina42.bsky.social
Independent scholar, #portrait enthusiast, book-jazz-tea-choc addict #EarlyModern #C18th #histgender #materialculture #miniature #haiku #photography
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Dr Karin Schrader
@karina42.bsky.social
· Nov 14
This wonderful publication on #portrait #miniatures has just been released, featuring 22 articles by specialists from around the world, including my piece on the topic of portrait miniatures as ‘portable dynasties’ within European court culture.
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Exhibition | Satirical Prints in Georgian London and Dublin enfilade18thc.com/2026/01/21/e...
#C18th #Georgian #earlymodern #caricature
#C18th #Georgian #earlymodern #caricature
Exhibition | Satirical Prints in Georgian London and Dublin
The exhibition recently closed in Dublin with the catalogue available from Churchill House Press and Centro Di: Artists and Pirates: Satirical Prints in Georgian London and Dublin Irish Architectur…
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January 21, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Exhibition | Satirical Prints in Georgian London and Dublin enfilade18thc.com/2026/01/21/e...
#C18th #Georgian #earlymodern #caricature
#C18th #Georgian #earlymodern #caricature
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New guest post on the #ArtHerstory blog!
Finding Catherine Read
by Adam Busiakiewicz
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Here Adam presents information about the life and work of C18th British portrait painter Catherine Read, and also gives insight into the nature of art historical research!
Finding Catherine Read
by Adam Busiakiewicz
artherstory.net/finding-cath...
Here Adam presents information about the life and work of C18th British portrait painter Catherine Read, and also gives insight into the nature of art historical research!
Finding Catherine Read | An 18th-century British Painter
In his work with an auction house, Adam Busiakiewicz has come to know Catherine Read's work, and to rediscover some of her paintings.
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January 4, 2026 at 1:51 PM
New guest post on the #ArtHerstory blog!
Finding Catherine Read
by Adam Busiakiewicz
artherstory.net/finding-cath...
Here Adam presents information about the life and work of C18th British portrait painter Catherine Read, and also gives insight into the nature of art historical research!
Finding Catherine Read
by Adam Busiakiewicz
artherstory.net/finding-cath...
Here Adam presents information about the life and work of C18th British portrait painter Catherine Read, and also gives insight into the nature of art historical research!
Exhibition | Gardens of Enlightenment, 1750–1800 enfilade18thc.com/2026/01/04/e...
#C18th #garden #enlightenment #earlymodern
#C18th #garden #enlightenment #earlymodern
Exhibition | Gardens of Enlightenment, 1750–1800
Opening in May at Versailles: Gardens of Enlightenment, 1750–1800 / Jardins des Lumières, 1750–1800 Grand Trianon and English Garden of the Petit Trianon, Château de Versailles, 5 May — 27 Se…
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January 20, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Exhibition | Gardens of Enlightenment, 1750–1800 enfilade18thc.com/2026/01/04/e...
#C18th #garden #enlightenment #earlymodern
#C18th #garden #enlightenment #earlymodern
Exhibition | Gainsborough: The Fashion of Portraiture enfilade18thc.com/2026/01/05/e...
#C18th #portraiture #fashion #earlymodern
#C18th #portraiture #fashion #earlymodern
Exhibition | Gainsborough: The Fashion of Portraiture
Aimee Ng, the exhibition’s curator, is the subject of a recent feature by Alexandra Starr in The New York Times (20 December 2025). From the press release (3 November 2025) for the exhibition…
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January 20, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Exhibition | Gainsborough: The Fashion of Portraiture enfilade18thc.com/2026/01/05/e...
#C18th #portraiture #fashion #earlymodern
#C18th #portraiture #fashion #earlymodern
New Book | A Guide to Regency Dress enfilade18thc.com/2026/01/06/n...
#fashion #regency #earlymodern #C18th #C19th
#fashion #regency #earlymodern #C18th #C19th
New Book | A Guide to Regency Dress
From Yale UP: Hilary Davidson, A Guide to Regency Dress: From Corsets and Breeches to Bonnets and Muslins (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2025), 248 pages, ISBN: 978-0300282412, $25. An accessib…
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January 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM
New Book | A Guide to Regency Dress enfilade18thc.com/2026/01/06/n...
#fashion #regency #earlymodern #C18th #C19th
#fashion #regency #earlymodern #C18th #C19th
Exhibition | The Count of Artois, Prince and Patron enfilade18thc.com/2026/01/12/e...
#C18th #C19th #France #earlymodern
#C18th #C19th #France #earlymodern
Exhibition | The Count of Artois, Prince and Patron
Château de Maisons, in Maisons-Laffitte, a northwest outer suburb of Paris, about 12 miles from the city center (Photo: © EPV / Thomas Garnier) ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ From the Château de Versailles:…
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January 20, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Exhibition | The Count of Artois, Prince and Patron enfilade18thc.com/2026/01/12/e...
#C18th #C19th #France #earlymodern
#C18th #C19th #France #earlymodern
Exhibition | Savonnerie Carpets of Louis XIV enfilade18thc.com/2026/01/18/e...
#C17th #materialculture #earlymodern
#C17th #materialculture #earlymodern
Exhibition | Savonnerie Carpets of Louis XIV
Opening soon (for just one week) at the Grand Palais: Le Trésor Retrouvé du Roi-Soleil / The Rediscovered Treasure of the Sun King Grand Palais, Paris, 1–8 February 2026 Curated by Wolf Burchard, E…
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January 20, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Exhibition | Savonnerie Carpets of Louis XIV enfilade18thc.com/2026/01/18/e...
#C17th #materialculture #earlymodern
#C17th #materialculture #earlymodern
Online Talks | Patricia Ferguson, Ivan Day, Neil Buttery, and Paul Crane enfilade18thc.com/2026/01/18/o...
Online Talks | Patricia Ferguson, Ivan Day, Neil Buttery, and Paul Crane
From the Museum of Royal Worcester: Museum of Royal Worcester | Online Winter Talk Series, 2025–26 The Museum of Royal Worcester is thrilled to present another season of fascinating online talks to…
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January 20, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Online Talks | Patricia Ferguson, Ivan Day, Neil Buttery, and Paul Crane enfilade18thc.com/2026/01/18/o...
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New Postdoc position at the Uni of Copenhagen!
“Women in the Nordic Enlightenment (WHENCE). Changing the narratives of early modern philosophy and uncovering women’s contribution to Scandinavian gender equality”
Deadline 15 Feb!
Info here: candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
“Women in the Nordic Enlightenment (WHENCE). Changing the narratives of early modern philosophy and uncovering women’s contribution to Scandinavian gender equality”
Deadline 15 Feb!
Info here: candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
January 19, 2026 at 9:43 AM
New Postdoc position at the Uni of Copenhagen!
“Women in the Nordic Enlightenment (WHENCE). Changing the narratives of early modern philosophy and uncovering women’s contribution to Scandinavian gender equality”
Deadline 15 Feb!
Info here: candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
“Women in the Nordic Enlightenment (WHENCE). Changing the narratives of early modern philosophy and uncovering women’s contribution to Scandinavian gender equality”
Deadline 15 Feb!
Info here: candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
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Less then two weeks left for this CFP!!
Come and join us in London for an exciting research exchange on movements in late medieval and early modern cities. We are looking forward to getting to know about your work! 🤗🤗
#medievalsky #skystorians #callforpapers #medieval #earlymodern #history
Come and join us in London for an exciting research exchange on movements in late medieval and early modern cities. We are looking forward to getting to know about your work! 🤗🤗
#medievalsky #skystorians #callforpapers #medieval #earlymodern #history
January 19, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Less then two weeks left for this CFP!!
Come and join us in London for an exciting research exchange on movements in late medieval and early modern cities. We are looking forward to getting to know about your work! 🤗🤗
#medievalsky #skystorians #callforpapers #medieval #earlymodern #history
Come and join us in London for an exciting research exchange on movements in late medieval and early modern cities. We are looking forward to getting to know about your work! 🤗🤗
#medievalsky #skystorians #callforpapers #medieval #earlymodern #history
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See the call for papers from The Early Modern Society below for the first issue of their e-journal. #centreforearlymodernstudies #cems #earlymodernsociety #ems #ullibrary #ul_eic #ul_history #irishworldacademy #ul.languagecentre #earlymodern #supernatural
January 19, 2026 at 10:59 AM
See the call for papers from The Early Modern Society below for the first issue of their e-journal. #centreforearlymodernstudies #cems #earlymodernsociety #ems #ullibrary #ul_eic #ul_history #irishworldacademy #ul.languagecentre #earlymodern #supernatural
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Returning from holidays to the delightful news that my book, based on my PhD, has just been published 🌟
Mola, False Conception, and False Pregnancy in British Medicine, 1550–1850
Buy from Boydell & Brewer for 35% off with code BB135 ⬇️
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#earlymodern #medhums
Mola, False Conception, and False Pregnancy in British Medicine, 1550–1850
Buy from Boydell & Brewer for 35% off with code BB135 ⬇️
boydellandbrewer.com/book/mola-fa...
#earlymodern #medhums
January 13, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Returning from holidays to the delightful news that my book, based on my PhD, has just been published 🌟
Mola, False Conception, and False Pregnancy in British Medicine, 1550–1850
Buy from Boydell & Brewer for 35% off with code BB135 ⬇️
boydellandbrewer.com/book/mola-fa...
#earlymodern #medhums
Mola, False Conception, and False Pregnancy in British Medicine, 1550–1850
Buy from Boydell & Brewer for 35% off with code BB135 ⬇️
boydellandbrewer.com/book/mola-fa...
#earlymodern #medhums
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This feels like an excellent occasion to mention I'm now co-editor of the Studies in #EarlyModern European History with @sarakbarker.bsky.social & Laura Kounine.
Come get those excellent books at 40% off! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/studi... #SkyStorians
And sorry.
Come get those excellent books at 40% off! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/studi... #SkyStorians
And sorry.
January 6, 2026 at 11:23 AM
This feels like an excellent occasion to mention I'm now co-editor of the Studies in #EarlyModern European History with @sarakbarker.bsky.social & Laura Kounine.
Come get those excellent books at 40% off! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/studi... #SkyStorians
And sorry.
Come get those excellent books at 40% off! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/studi... #SkyStorians
And sorry.
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And here's a bunch of other #EarlyModern starter packs 🤓
A (long) thread of (anglophone) #StarterPacks and #feeds of interest to #EarlyModern #skystorians.
The first two posts list a sample of hashtags for which Bluesky feeds currently exist. The following forty-two(!) posts list starter packs for scholars of various aspects of early modern history.
The first two posts list a sample of hashtags for which Bluesky feeds currently exist. The following forty-two(!) posts list starter packs for scholars of various aspects of early modern history.
January 6, 2026 at 6:36 AM
And here's a bunch of other #EarlyModern starter packs 🤓
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If you're interested in history and culture c. 1300-1700 (more or less), do check out the THREE starter packs of experts in the field who are on here.
If you are an #earlymodern specialist who isn't in one of these yet but would like to be, just let the great @onslies.bsky.social know.
🗃
If you are an #earlymodern specialist who isn't in one of these yet but would like to be, just let the great @onslies.bsky.social know.
🗃
Another exodus from the other site, from the sounds of it? If you're looking for the #EarlyModern gang, we've got three starter packs that compile a bunch of them. I can keep adding to the third, just poke.
Here's the OG: go.bsky.app/VQeQbbF 1/3
Here's the OG: go.bsky.app/VQeQbbF 1/3
January 6, 2026 at 10:22 AM
If you're interested in history and culture c. 1300-1700 (more or less), do check out the THREE starter packs of experts in the field who are on here.
If you are an #earlymodern specialist who isn't in one of these yet but would like to be, just let the great @onslies.bsky.social know.
🗃
If you are an #earlymodern specialist who isn't in one of these yet but would like to be, just let the great @onslies.bsky.social know.
🗃
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As the holidays approach, here is a gentle reminder to submit your abstracts for the Late Stuart Symposium, being held at Christ's College, Cambridge, on 4 April 2026.
Submissions are due on Monday, 5 January - Please get in touch with any questions!
#cfp #earlymodern #callforpapers
Submissions are due on Monday, 5 January - Please get in touch with any questions!
#cfp #earlymodern #callforpapers
December 18, 2025 at 9:40 AM
As the holidays approach, here is a gentle reminder to submit your abstracts for the Late Stuart Symposium, being held at Christ's College, Cambridge, on 4 April 2026.
Submissions are due on Monday, 5 January - Please get in touch with any questions!
#cfp #earlymodern #callforpapers
Submissions are due on Monday, 5 January - Please get in touch with any questions!
#cfp #earlymodern #callforpapers
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Planning a monograph or collection essays on some aspect of #C18th #history & culture? If so, get in touch with @deborahsimonton.bsky.social or me about publishing in our series, Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Cultures and Societies. #skystorians 🗃️www.routledge.com/Routledge-St...
Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Cultures and Societies - Book Series - Routledge & CRC Press
Routledge & CRC Press Series: The long eighteenth century sits as a pivotal point between the early-modern and modern worlds. By actively encouraging an international focus for the series ov
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December 11, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Planning a monograph or collection essays on some aspect of #C18th #history & culture? If so, get in touch with @deborahsimonton.bsky.social or me about publishing in our series, Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Cultures and Societies. #skystorians 🗃️www.routledge.com/Routledge-St...
Thematic Route | Queen Isabel de Farnesio (1692–1766) enfilade18thc.com/2025/11/30/t...
Thematic Route | Queen Isabel de Farnesio (1692–1766)
Louis-Michel van Loo, Queen Elisabetta Farnese, detail, ca. 1739, oil on canvas, 152 × 110 cm(Madrid: Museo Nacional del Prado, P002397) ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ From the press release for the new edi…
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December 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Thematic Route | Queen Isabel de Farnesio (1692–1766) enfilade18thc.com/2025/11/30/t...
Call for Papers | Visualizing Antiquity: The Copy of the Copy enfilade18thc.com/2025/12/05/c...
Call for Papers | Visualizing Antiquity: The Copy of the Copy
From the Call for Papers and ArtHist.net (which includes the Call for Papers in German). . . Visualizing Antiquity: On the Episteme of Early Modern Drawings and Prints V: The Copy of the Copy ̷…
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December 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Call for Papers | Visualizing Antiquity: The Copy of the Copy enfilade18thc.com/2025/12/05/c...
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My book has a cover!!! 🎉 🎉 🎉
Coming to a university library near you from March 2026...
Read more about it here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Coming to a university library near you from March 2026...
Read more about it here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
December 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
My book has a cover!!! 🎉 🎉 🎉
Coming to a university library near you from March 2026...
Read more about it here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Coming to a university library near you from March 2026...
Read more about it here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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In case you missed our first announcement, there’s still over a month to submit your abstracts 🪶
We have already received some amazing proposals, and can’t wait to put together a fantastic programme for April!
We have already received some amazing proposals, and can’t wait to put together a fantastic programme for April!
December 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
In case you missed our first announcement, there’s still over a month to submit your abstracts 🪶
We have already received some amazing proposals, and can’t wait to put together a fantastic programme for April!
We have already received some amazing proposals, and can’t wait to put together a fantastic programme for April!
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Join us in two weeks—online and in person in Cape Town—for the first MEMOs Conference!
More details about online registration coming soon, stay tuned 😉
More details about online registration coming soon, stay tuned 😉
November 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Join us in two weeks—online and in person in Cape Town—for the first MEMOs Conference!
More details about online registration coming soon, stay tuned 😉
More details about online registration coming soon, stay tuned 😉
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Explore Black History at the Almost Unknown Exhibition at Winterthur Museum www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article... This exhibition offers a rare chance to explore a gallery first imagined by William J. Wilson, a 19th-century Black journalist, educator, and visionary.
Explore Black History at the Almost Unknown Exhibition at Winterthur Museum - Travel And Tour World
Explore Black history through art at the Almost Unknown exhibition at Winterthur Museum, running from May 3, 2025, to January 4, 2026.
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November 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Explore Black History at the Almost Unknown Exhibition at Winterthur Museum www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article... This exhibition offers a rare chance to explore a gallery first imagined by William J. Wilson, a 19th-century Black journalist, educator, and visionary.
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This week I submitted my manuscript for Being Pretty in the Eighteenth Century: a Cultural History of Female Beauty to @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social This book has been a (long) labour of love and I owe so many thank yous to so many people for helping me reach this stage!
November 13, 2025 at 9:02 AM
This week I submitted my manuscript for Being Pretty in the Eighteenth Century: a Cultural History of Female Beauty to @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social This book has been a (long) labour of love and I owe so many thank yous to so many people for helping me reach this stage!