![A map and an illustration of a mine, by Matthäus Seutter and Tobias Conrad Lotter: Mappa Geographica Circuli Metalliferi Electoratus Saxoniae : cum omnibus, quae in eo comprehenduntur Praefecturis, quales sunt ; Cum Priv. S. M. Polon. et Elect. Saxon [Geographical Map of the Electoral Saxony Mining Circle: with all the territories it includes, such as the Privies of His Majesty the King of Poland and the Elector of Saxony], between 1740 and 1760.](/fileadmin/_processed_/a/3/csm_Mappa_Geographica_Circuli_Metalliferi_Electoratus_Saxoniae_313955d3cd.webp)
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Project Publications
Leitner S. Political Economies of Mining in the Early Modern World: Workshop Report H-Net, Clio-online, H-Soz-Kult. 2026.
Seinitzer S. 'Bergsucht' and Miner’s Chest: Health and Illness in Mining Communities Forma Fluens: Histories of the Microcosm, Blog by the CSMBR (Centre for the Study of Medicine and the Body in the Renaissance). 2025.
Sabel C, Robinson M. Gems, Science, and Empire: Talk at the Time to Eat the Dogs Podcast 2025.
Sabel C. Trading Gems and Knowing the Earth in Early Modern Eurasia The Newsletter - free academic periodical published by the IIAS (International Institute for Asian Studies). 2025.
Leitner S, Seinitzer S, (ed.), Surlina D, (ed.), Sabel C. Mining for precious documents in Vienna’s archives The ASSAY - a Blog currated by SCARCE (Sustained Concerns: Administration of Mineral Resource Extraction in Central Europe, 1550-1850). 2025.
Felten S. Bergsegen und Sündenfall: Formeln für den Umgang mit Unfall und Gewinn in der sächsischen Montanverwaltung des 18. Jahrhunderts. In Plener P, Wolf B, editors, Die Akte/n: AdminiStudies. Formen und Medien der Verwaltung. Berlin: J.B. Metzler / Springer Nature. 2025. p. 79-98. (AdminiStudies. Formen und Medien der Verwaltung, Vol. 4). doi: 10.1007/978-3-662-70242-0_5
Sabel C, Seinitzer S, (ed.), Surlina D, (ed.). SCARCE Explores Slovakia's Mining Heritage The ASSAY - a Blog currated by SCARCE (Sustained Concerns: Administration of Mineral Resource Extraction in Central Europe, 1550-1850). 2025.
Felten S. The Pen at Work: Codifying Mining Techniques in Central Europe (ca. 1750-1820). Artefact: Techniques, histoire et sciences humaines . 2025;22:65-103. doi: 10.4000/14bha
Felten S. Mining and the Formation of Modern Geology. In Aronova E, Sepkoski D, Tamborini M, editors, Handbook of the Historiography of the Earth and Environmental Sciences: Historiographies of Science. Springer Nature. 2024. (Historiographies of Science). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-92679-3_17-1
Felten S. Der Bergbau und die Solidarität. In Beutmann J, Landrock C, Gontscharov A, Wolfram S, editors, Silberglanz & Kumpeltod: Die Bergbau-Ausstellung 25. Oktober 2024-29. Dresden: Staatliches Museum für Archäologie Chemnitz. 2024. p. 96-102
Project Activities
RECET History and Social Sciences Festival: Transformations of Labor
Grains, Globes, and Common Ground Between Merchants and Jewellers in Europe's Seventeenth Century Gem Trade
Argento Vivo: Il Mercurio nei Ricettari di Età Moderna tra Alchimia e Farmacia
Secrecy, Sovereignty and Science in the Indian Ocean Gem Trade c. 1600-1700
SCARCE Colloquium
"Uff die Nachkommen dencken". Profit und Providenz im kursächsischen Bergstaat
Mining Central European Archives: Some Notes on Method
What kind of commodities were gemstones in 17th century Europe?
The problem of knowledge in the VOC’s diamond trade during the seventeenth century
Press and Media
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