Currently deciding how much astronomy I want to include in my MA dissertation. There's plenty of it about, even though Culpeper faced a fair bit of scorn for still believing in it. (Especially from William Cole… who firmly believed in the Doctrine of Signatures instead. 🤔🤦) https://t.co/VmO9iSl5wt
— Claire Smith (@eternalmagpie) June 22, 2020
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No escape
Picked up a book that I thought would have nothing to do with my dissertation. I'm only on page four, and I've already encountered the Tradescants, Francis Bacon, Elias Ashmole, Hans Sloane, Pliny the Elder, Ulisse Aldrovandi and Guillaume Rondelet. There's no escape! 😂🤦
— Claire Smith (@eternalmagpie) June 9, 2020
*happy dance*
I think this might officially be THE NICEST THING that anybody has ever said about my work, and it made me cry in the good way. The heart of the reason I wanted to come back to Uni was to learn how to take my enthusiasm and show it to other people. I'm so happy! 🥰
— Claire Smith (@eternalmagpie) June 9, 2020
Plant Humanities
Ooh! #PlantHumanities seems like a thing I should definitely keep on my radar… https://t.co/OxlGl4zsGp
— Claire Smith (@eternalmagpie) April 7, 2020
Result!
I bloody love #AcademicTwitter. @ad_astra_1 has written the perfect article for referencing when I talk about shared woodblocks in early modern herbals. 😊 https://t.co/WHHw41PUod
— Claire Smith (@eternalmagpie) March 28, 2020
I wonder…?
Ooh. I wonder whether a version of this has been done for the wood blocks in herbals? I have an article about Plantin's botanical blocks, but there are lots of others… 🤓 https://t.co/ExQViPfYQJ
— Claire Smith (@eternalmagpie) March 28, 2020
Missing out
Just had a seminar via Zoom, and Powerpoint slides with commentary, which was EXCELLENT. (Thank you Rachel!)
— Claire Smith (@eternalmagpie) March 26, 2020
I could have come back to Uni 10 years ago if this tech had been available while I was too sick to leave the house every day. So many disabled people are missing out. 😢
Hortus Sanitatis
(I mean, obviously, not NOW, now. There are plenty of things which need funding far more urgently at the moment. Like the NHS, for a start. But, when things start to get a little bit more back to normal, it would be nice if this was on the list. And not on a precarious contract.)
— Claire Smith (@eternalmagpie) March 25, 2020
When Worlds Collide
When worlds collide: I'm writing about this @ColeZoology object for my @UniRdg_History material culture essay. Today I found out that it's going on display. I have to open it, and possibly re-seal, which alters its original materiality and gives me something extra to write about! pic.twitter.com/iz5fJGuT5d
— Claire Smith (@eternalmagpie) March 16, 2020
On Modern Herbals
I was given a lovely modern Herbal for Christmas. Some of the recipes and remedies look great, and when the seasons come around I'll try out the ones that are safe alongside my everyday medication. BUT. Some parts of the book have made me Very Cross Indeed. (thread!)
— Claire Smith (@eternalmagpie) January 31, 2020
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