Consortium for the Study of the Premodern World

Please join us on Thursday, June 27th 6 - 8 pm for the Opening Reception of "Turkish Rug on Tudor Walls" at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

Opening Reception and Panel Discussion for ‘Turkish Rugs on Tudor Walls’ –– Minneapolis Institute of Art Join us for the opening reception and panel discussion for “Turkish Rugs on Tudor Walls: 16th-Century Trade between England and the Islamic World” in Mia’s English Tudor Room. This event is FREE and open to the public.

Emily Beck and Lois Hendrickson of the Wangensteen Historical Library and their CSPW Making and Knowing Workshop collaborator Hannah Wiepke (Art History) have a new blog post up about the Wangensteen's Japanese flap anatomy. Take a look inside!

An Edo- Period Flap Anatomy Manuscript Transforming Book Forms and Medical Knowledge in the 17th and 18th century

CSPW and the Minneapolis Institute of Art have been teaming up to reinstall the Mia Tudor room with a temporary exhibit featuring the relationship between Early Modern England and the Islamic world. The exhibit will officially launch in June.

Rich colors and histories to be added to Mia's Tudor Room A University of Minnesota alumna and several graduate students are working to install an exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Art that better showcases the relationship 15th and 16th century England had to the Islamic world.  

CSPW collaborators in the news! The Wangensteen Historical Library, Minneapolis Institute of Art, CSPW Premodern Food Lab, and Tattersall Distilling hit the New York Times.

Plague Water, Anyone? A Distillery Delves Into Medieval Mixology Historians and craft liquor companies are collaborating to bring back recipes that began as medicines and ended up in punches and cocktails.

Potentially useful for today and every day!

17th-Century One-Liners | Newberry You kiss by the book —Romeo and Juliet (Act I, Scene V)

Join us on March 4th to toast this exciting collaboration between the Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine, Tattersall Distilling, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and the CSPW Premodern Food Lab! Tickets are on sale now!

Tasting at Tattersall –– Minneapolis Institute of Art Whether you prefer your history shaken or stirred, you won’t want to miss this unique tasting experience at Tattersall Distilling in Minneapolis. You’ll sample historic concoctions like pear ratafia, milk punch, and saffron-infused bitters, along with foods inspired by recipes from the past. Tat...

Attention coloring aficionados: it is Color Our Collections Week! That glorious time of year when museums and libraries around the globe turn selections from their collections into coloring pages! The CSPW Making and Knowing Workshop and the Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine have teamed up to make an awesome coloring book!

Color Our Collections.pdf

The Consortium for the Study of the Premodern World (CSPW) and the Digital Arts, Sciences, & Humanities (DASH) program at the University of Minnesota are pleased to announce that we have received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for our collaborative project "An Enlightenment Print Phenomenon Unbound: Building a Digital Portal for Exploring Bernard and Picart’s Religious Ceremonies and Customs of the World".
JB Shank (CSPW, CEMH, and UMH History) and Benjamin Wiggins (DASH) will serve as co-principal investigators on this project.
You can see the full list of new NEH recipients and learn more about their projects here: https://www.neh.gov/news/neh-announces-148-million-253-humanities-projects-nationwide.

Turns out if you really want a lasting record of your vote, pot sherd is the way to go.
Early 5th century BC Athenian ostrakon (sherd of pottery inscribed with the name of a politician proposed for exile, the so-called "ostracism") against Aristides, son of Lysimachos. Found in River Eridanos, currently exhibited in Room 12 ("private life") of the Kerameikos Archaeological Museum (Athens). Picture by Giovanni Dall'Orto, November 12 2009.

These tasty pickles made from premodern recipes will be available for sampling at the Bell Museum's Food Fest this weekend. Members of the Premodern Food Lab will be available from 11 am-2 pm Saturday and Sunday to talk pickles! https://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu/event/foodfest/

The Premodern Workshop is launching a new series this Friday on multidisciplinary research. Join us for a panel discussion on how to develop successful collaborative partnerships.