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Historicized Innovation: Knowledge Tradition and its Encounter with the New
In Chinese erudite tradition almost every object or technique was attributed to an inventor or originator. From the twelfth century onward, scholars b
Daniela Rosner ist neue Artist-in-Residence in Abteilung III
Daniela Rosner ist neue Artist-in-Residence in Abteilung III
Sep 2, 2019 4S WebsiteDaniela Rosner Joins Department III as Artist in Residence
Artist in Residence Daniela Rosner joins Department III
Sep 2, 2019Chinese Building Manuals and Traditions of Architectural Technology
In China, master craftsmen and imperial architects as well as scholars summarized practical knowledge of building in manuals and presented them to spe
Media and Methods of Practical Knowledge Transmission: Craftsmanship and the Qing Court
This project addressed sociocultural issues, knowledge mobility across space, and the social context of artisans. In this context, socialcultural issu
Monumentalized or Marginalized, Writings about Technology in Chinese History: A Database
Technological issues and practical know-how are recurring themes in the premodern Chinese written tradition, addressed in various literary genres for
Craft Knowledge Experimentation and Theory Construction: A Rereading of the "Jingjing lingchi" 鏡鏡詅癡 (Blazoning Infatuation in Front of Mirrors)
Stimulated by a group of optical toys and instruments from Europe, such as eyeglasses, mirrors, camera obscura, magic lanterns, telescopes, and kaleid
The Material Culture of Temples in North China, 1400–1900
This study of the material culture embodied in Chinese temples and their paraphernalia in the late imperial era attempted to demonstrate how the North
Empires of Useful Knowledge: Colonial Patent Systems in the Atlantic World (1750–1930)
A global history of knowledge in the age of empire requires attention be paid not just to the role of technology as a driver of colonial expansion but
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This project makes three main contributions. First, it advances a new analytical framework that helps unpack the historical diversity of knowledge pro
From Text to Speech: Re-Embodying Voice and Disembodying Difference
Historians of science have narrated the development of sonic technology as a process of cleaving sounds from the humans that produce them. Of course,