A companion project to E. Natalie Rothman’s book “The Dragoman Renaissance,” this website explores the role of dragomans (diplomatic interpreter-translators) in mediating relations between the Ottoman Empire and its European neighbours, 1550 to 1730
All projects with the following field and/or DH method:
Early Modern/Modern
Jackson Bibliography of Romantic Poetry
A searchable catalogue of all extant editions of all verse in English published between 1770 and 1835 including metadata from first-hand observations.
Mazgaba Se’elet: Treasury of Ethiopian Images
A database of over 11 000 images related to Ethiopian art and architecture.
Kiinawin Kawindomowin Story Nations
A digital edition of a missionary’s diary, documenting Ojibwe responses to Christianity and the expansion of Treaty 3 territory.
Hidden Florence
An app enabling users to explore lives and stories from renaissance Florence through a 3D map.
Decima
A powerful GIS mapping tool allowing historians to uncover social networks, economic currents, and the sensory life of Florence.
Records of Early English Drama (REED)
A database of Medieval historical documents focusing on drama, secular music, and other communal entertainment and ceremony.
Sex Work and the Queen City: Mapping Toronto’s Sex Trade History, 1865-1915
An examination of historical records to locate and map spaces associated with sex work in Toronto from brothels to courthouses.
Object Lives and Global Histories in Northern North America
Histories of North American objects addressing global flows of influence that arise from trade colonialism and migration.
Indigenous-Italian-Canadian Connections
A digital platform fostering discussions between scholars and community leaders on relationships between Indigenous Nations and Italian-Canadians.
Visualizing the Americas
A decolonial history of the banana from its first cultivation to today, drawing from archival sources.
Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Bibliographical databases of primary and secondary sources as well as digital community space for the study of the Middle Ages and Renaissance.