Gabrielle Robilliard

@gabyrobilliard.bsky.social

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Historian of early modern food (especially tea and coffee), intoxicants, medicine, material culture, religion (German Pietism), maritime and global history. Also currently researching sailors‘ stuff. Postdoc, Prize Papers Project, Oldenburg University

Top right-hand corner of a bill
Of lading off a French ship featuring an illustration of a ship superimposed by a large letter J. Underneath JMORO in capital letters, the merchant’s mark.

Book cover of “Encountering the Plague” with mirrored figures of an early modern plague doctor wearing gown, gloves, beaked mask and hat, and holding a staff.

Top left hand corner of an English bill of lading from the late seventeenth century. First letter of ‚Shipped‘ is especially large and decorated with a sailing ship filling out the bottom curl. The upper curl is fashioned as breaking waves. The printed form has been filled out in a flourishing hand.