This lecture is part of the ‘Frankfurter Frühneuzeitkolloquium’, a weekly colloquium dedicated to discussing ongoing research in the field of early modern studies. Cecilia Cristellon, Birgit Emich, and Xenia von Tippelskirch, who are organising the lecture series in the summer term of 2024, would be delighted to welcome anyone who is interested in joining! The full programme is available here.

About the picture: Sofonisba Anguissola, The Game of Chess, 1555 (image: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons), edited by Kevin C. Klein.