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Narratives of supply chains and raw materials are a poor fit for early modern Europeans’ “thrifty” habit of reusing and reworking goods into new forms. This essay stresses the importance… Click to show full abstract
Narratives of supply chains and raw materials are a poor fit for early modern Europeans’ “thrifty” habit of reusing and reworking goods into new forms. This essay stresses the importance of such habits for early modern work using the example of paper, as a medium, instrument, and epistemic resource in various domestic and scientific spheres. Thrifty perspectives challenge not only linear supply narratives but also enduring accounts of the identities of materials themselves.
Keywords:
used goods;
diverse shapes;
material resources;
early modern;
shapes used;
goods material
Journal Title: Isis
Year Published: 2023
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Journal Title: Isis
Year Published: 2023
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