Projects
STREAM - A spatiotemporal research infrastructure for Early Modern Flanders and Brabant Vrije Universiteit Brussel
From Hellas to Haarlem: New Ancient Greek literature on the cultural scene of the early modern Low Countries (ca. 1484–1700) KU Leuven
While it is well-known that Latin served as a major literary language in the early modern period (ca. 1400–1700), it is much less known that authors from that era also produced a rich literature in the language of ancient Greece. There is as yet no systematic study of this intriguing phenomenon, which flourished across the European continent from Italy to Scandinavia, and especially in the cultural and linguistic melting pot that were the Low ...
Civil society in late medieval and early modern Mechelen. The development and function of urban club life, 1400-1800 University of Antwerp
Hive Mind: Networks, collectivity, and mentorship amongst women artists, patrons, and collectors in the Low Countries in the early modern period. Ghent University
The project will explore the relationships amongst the women artists, collectors, and patrons in the circle proximate to the still-life painter Rachel Ruysch (1664–1750) and examine their roles in that network. In doing so, the project will uncover, for example, the various ways in which the women influenced each other, helped each other develop technically, and shared resources. Relying upon an innovative methodology and an analytical ...
(Re)Writing history in early modern Mechelen: genesis of text and gradations of authorship in an urban chronicle tradition. University of Antwerp
(Re)Writing history in early modern Mechelen: genesis of text and gradations of authorship in an urban chronicle tradition. University of Antwerp
Female authorship and authority in late medieval and early modern vernacular sermons from the Low Countries. University of Antwerp
Human qualities. Repertoires of evaluation and the objectification of product quality in the early modern Low Countries (case: table ware industry). University of Antwerp
Creating the Ethical Body: Neo-Confucian Ethics in Early Modern Japanese Health Cultivation Literature (1600-1868) Ghent University
The proposed project aims to better understand the influence of Neo-Confucian ethics on the
perception of the human body, particularly as seen in early modern Japanese popular vernacular
literature on health cultivation. The research will mainly
capture the crucial period from the 18th- into the early 19th century when the popularization of
‘Nurturing Life’ literature widely disseminated ideas of healthy living to a ...