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Preserving nature: domestic thrift and techniques of conservation in early modern England (2021)

Werrett, Simon (Author)

Notes and Records: The Royal Society Journal of the History of Science
Volume: 76
Issue: 2
Pages: 317-329

DOI: 10.1098/rsnr.2021.0029

URI: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsnr.2021.0029

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Against an assumption that conservation practices only became ‘scientific’ in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, this essay shows how, on the contrary, preservation techniques in early modern England were an inspiration for new forms of scientific inquiry and knowledge. Following the framework of ‘thrifty science’, the essay demonstrates how the thrifty value of making use and extending the life of goods encouraged a variety of preservation practices, which some scholars identified as valuable resources for a new experimental philosophy. In practice, preserving techniques crossed between domestic, experimental and academic sites. Since ‘thrifty science’ included the preservation of human and non-human ‘bodies’, the essay argues that an appreciation of early modern conservation necessitates an interdisciplinary approach.

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