Celine Camps

@celinecamps

Ph.D. Candidate | History of Early Modern Science & Technology, Art & Material Culture | Columbia University, NYC |📍Munich Screws 🔩 & the assemblage of objects of art & science in the early modern German-speaking lands

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Celine Camps@celinecamps· 23d

Excited to prepare for an upcoming talk where I'll present one of my dissertation chapters on the invisibility of screws and their makers (in historical scholarship, archives, and museums) Finally giving them the spotlight they deserve ❤️ 🔩🔬 #HistSTM 🗃️ 🏛️ 📜

Screenshot of my title-page powerpoint slide for my upcoming talk "(Re)Assembling Arts. The Invisible Screwmaker and the Construction of Objects in the Early Modern German-Speaking Lands," showing an early modern screw under a microscope.

Celine Camps@celinecamps· Jul 18

Closest I'll get to the Caribbean here is the water from the old olympic regatta course not far from my house.

Celine Camps@celinecamps· Jul 16

@mqassiti.bsky.social They no longer make the stroop my grandmother always got, so this German/Belgian one will have to do, but it’s still pretty good.

Celine Camps@celinecamps· Jul 10

If anyone at the HSS-ESHS conference in Edinburgh wants to hear me talk about an extraordinary nocturnal, I'm presenting (sadly only online): 🗓️ Tuesday, July 14 🗒️ in a panel on "Hands-On Approaches to Instruments" 🕝 at 2:30 to 4:00pm 📍EFI, 2.35 🔗 tinyurl.com/dhhy6ver #HistSTM #MaterialCulture 🗃️

Screenshot of the opening powerpoint-slide for my upcoming (virtual) talk at the HSS-ESHS conference in Edinburgh on "Navigating Matters: Reflections on an Oxford-Made Ivory Nocturnal in Munich" displaying the front and reverse of a nocturnal in the upper right and bottom right corner.

Celine Camps@celinecamps· Jul 10

I quickly checked. You should be able to message me?

Screenshot of BlueSky's "allow direct messages from"-settings

Celine Camps@celinecamps· Jul 9

It does indeed :) Strictly speaking what we are looking at are the shoulders (the underside of the head). I’m sure many will say „that’s not a screw“, but my actors would disagree.

An element of a sixteenth century clock with screw mechanisms underneath a microscope.

Celine Camps@celinecamps· Jul 9

Will you just look at this beauty of a sixteenth-century screw head ❤️🔩 #EarlyModern #HistSTM 🗃️🏛️

Celine Camps@celinecamps· Jul 9

Not my cats, but I often watch these two little rascals ❤️

A calico and black and white cat sitting on a chair

Celine Camps@celinecamps· Jul 2

Measuring is in full swing ❤️ #EarlyModern #HistSTM 🔩🗃️

A microscopic photograph of an early modern screw with measurements displayed

Part of an early modern clock with screw mechanisms under a microscope

Celine Camps@celinecamps· Jun 28

Several objects from my childhood are currently on display at the Deutsches Museum here in Munich—a walkman & discman, a tamagotchi, a Nintendo gameboy, and a Furby. I have never felt more old. #HistSTM 🗃️

Tamagotchi (1997) from the Deutsches Museum. Inventory no.
2018-688. Photography by Andreas Kaufmann.

A Furby (ca. 2007) from the Deutsches Museum. Inventory no.
2008-703T2.

A Sony Walkman (1993) from the Deutsches Museum. Inventory no.
2011-293. Fotograph by Christian Ferstl.

Sony Discman (2001-2003) from the Deutsches Museum. Inventory no.
2019-28. Photograph by Andreas Kaufmann.

Celine Camps@celinecamps· Jun 25

Spot the differences 👀🔩 #EarlyModern #HistSTM 🗃️

Celine Camps@celinecamps· Jun 21

Not much has changed (yes, I am watching the film again).

A scene from the Sound of Music shot in Mirabellgarten, Salzburg.

The mirabellgarten in Salzburg nowadays.

A scene from the sound of music, shot at the entrance/exit of Mirabellgarten in Salzburg.

The entrance/exit of Mirabellgarten in Salzburg.

Celine Camps@celinecamps· Jun 20

We went to Salzburg with the Deutsches Museum today and I was shocked to learn how few people know the Sound of Music. Am I the only one who grew up with this movie? #ChristopherPlummerAnyone

Celine Camps@celinecamps· Jun 19

Finally getting the spotlight they deserve ❤️ 🔩 #EarlyModern #HistSci #HistSTM 🗃️

A sixteenth-century screw under a microscope.

Celine Camps@celinecamps· Jun 18

It is definitely partially the result of wear and tear, but some of it may also stem from the nature of manufacturing (i.e. tools used). I still have to do more research on that though. The shape of the head from this angle reminded me of this one (if you know it):

Celine Camps@celinecamps· Jun 18

And for those of you who are curious about the size of these screws, here’s a picture with a 2-euro coin for reference and scale. We’re talking millimeters here!

Set of 9 sixteenth-century screws with a 2-euro coin the middle for reference and scale

Celine Camps@celinecamps· Jun 18

To the historians still claiming that the drives of #EarlyModern screws were not centered: the maker of these 16th century screws would like to have a word! #HistSTM 🔩🗃️🕰️

Celine Camps@celinecamps· Jun 18

Getting up close and personal ❤️ #HistSci #HistTech #HistSTM #EarlyModern 🗃️🔩 🕰️

Celine Camps@celinecamps· Jun 14

Une amie à moi m’a apporté ça de France. Je ne suis pas sûr de vouloir essayer.

Celine Camps@celinecamps· Jun 12

Who needs tweezers and gloves to pick up and handle an #EarlyModern screw, when you’ve got ferromagnetism! 🔩 I love metal! 🤍 #HistSci #HistTech 🕰️🗃️

Celine Camps@celinecamps· Jun 11

Sneak preview 👀

Celine Camps@celinecamps· Jun 11

Spending my day with this beauty ❤️ #HistSci #HistSTM #EarlyModern 🗃️

Celine Camps@celinecamps· Jun 9

The proof is in the pudding, but at least it came out of the oven in one piece.

Limburgse Vlaai — a home made southern Dutch pie with cherries 🍒

Celine Camps@celinecamps· Jun 9

Since it was my birthday last week, I am making my colleagues at the Deutsches Museum a treat from my region: "Limburgse Kersenvlaai" 🥧 🍒. Please pray for me that it works! The last time I've made this was well over ten years ago (though my colleagues at the MPI didn't complain).

Celine Camps@celinecamps· Jun 1

It's my birthday today & as I slowly approach 40, I'm strangely nostalgic for my time in elementary school....no cellphones, no internet, or other digital tools to remind us of each other's birthdays. Memory and analog calendars were our tools & I still remember the birthdays of my classmates.

Screenshot of Gmail's login page, wishing me a happy birthday.

Celine Camps@celinecamps· May 6

Puffed & slashed textile garments were then seen as the epitome of luxury & status (not my claim). Armor from this period also frequently comprised elements inspired by fashionable clothes, including "sabatons" (foot armor)—some of which resemble the "slippers" you mention.

Detail of children's armor ordered by emperor Maximilian I in 1512 (made by Seusenhofer), showing the sabatons (foot armor).

Detail of a Landsknecht armor of Baron Wilhelm von Rogendorf (1481–1541) by Kolman Helmschmid (etched by Daniel Hopfer), 1523, showing the slashed shoes.

Celine Camps@celinecamps· May 4

Back to the good stuff! ❤️ #STS

Me holding a copy of David Bloor‘s Knowledge and Social Imagery

Celine Camps@celinecamps· May 3

Just your average Sunday in Munich, when a Zeppelin flies over your head during your morning run! #HistTech 🚀

Celine Camps@celinecamps· Apr 26

After years of searching, and frustratingly relying on phone pics and partial scans, I finally got my own copy….for only €25! ❤️

The book “Virtuoso Goldsmiths, 1540-1620” by J. F. Hayward on a table

Celine Camps@celinecamps· Apr 13

Tomorrow! I'm nervous about the German Q&A portion of the talk, but excited to be able to get feedback from experts in the field! ❤️ 🔩 #HistSci #HistTech #HistSTM #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture 🗃️ 🏛️