Werrett, S;
(2023)
Diverse Shapes: Used Goods as Material Resources in Early Modern Sciences.
Isis: A Journal of the History of Science Society
, 114
(2)
pp. 407-412.
10.1086/724876.
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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.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Diverse Shapes: Used Goods as Material Resources in Early Modern Sciences |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1086/724876 |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.1086/724876 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Science and Technology Studies |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10177416 |
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