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2013 - Alliance partner or subject? Sweden and French Subsidies 1630-1800 - Svante Norrhem - Lund University
Between 1631 and 1795, the Swedish state received recurrent subsidies from several European states - mainly France. The subsidies...
2013 - "Silk green, worsted or good cloth". Three Swedish fabric sample collections - Klas Nyberg - Stockholm University
In this recent work, Adolph Modéer's fabric sample collection from 1766 in the Nordic Museum is published in a lavishly annotated catalog. The catalog ...
2013 - FERSEN: A story about the rise and fall of a great power and a noble family - Göran Norrby
The book links one of the most important noble families in Swedish history with the rise and fall of the Swedish Empire. The ...
2013 - Ingvar Lindqvist Prize 2014 - Staffan Normark - Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Kungl. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences wants to show Sweden's teachers in mathematics and science their appreciation, and at the same time draw society's attention to...
2013 - The Sunnerby Project - Annelie Nitenberg - Vänermuseet
Since 2000, the Sunnerby project has conducted archaeological research with annual excavations on Kållandsö in Västergötland. An aristocratic living environment with...
2013 - The Age of Gold and the Finnestorp Sacrificial Site - Bengt Nordqvist - Archaeology Finnestorp Sacrificial Site
During 2000-2004 and 2008-2012, research investigations were carried out at the Finnestorp victim site. A site that turns out to contain a find material that belongs to the category...
2013 - Reproduction and digitization of the Gjörwell family letter collection - Ina Lindblom - Umeå University
The grant concerns funds for digitizing Carl Christoffer Gjörwell's letter collection "Familjebrev", stored at the Royal Library. The librarian and publisher Carl Christoffer...
2013 - Large-scale inventory of fire stations - Helena Lundgren
The project concerns a large-scale inventory of fire stations in Gävleborg and Värmland counties using a newly developed method. The project is a continuation of...
2013 - Rörstrandsgatan - people and activities during 200 years - Anna Lundqvist
The Rörstrand site is an old cultural village dating back to the 13th century. The Rörstrand porcelain factory, 1726 to 1926, was one of the country's largest industries. On the ...
2013 - Giants and giantesses in Norse mythology - Tommy Kuusela - Stockholm University
In Norse myths, the relationship between gods and giants is a central theme and can be perceived as two power groups that...
2013 - Gods and Goddesses - a ritual deposit from the Late Bronze Age - Lars Larsson - Lund University
During excavation of a slope at Fogdarp, central Skåne, a deposit from the 8th century BC was found. The depot is quite unique in...
2013 - Swedish travelers' travel narratives 1667-1829 from a genre perspective - Carina Lidström - Örebro University
"Berättaren på resa" is a study of the forms of the Swedish travel narrative during the long 18th century. The 18th century is usually seen as...
