Fourth Briefing on the Bibliography of the Croatian Enlightenment
On Wednesday, 28 May 2025, we held the fourth briefing dedicated to the annotated bibliography of the Croatian Enlightenment. During the session, some key terms and shared themes began to emerge—points of convergence that will continue to shape our research focus in the coming months. As of this fourth meeting, our annotated bibliography database has […]
LIGHT Project Presented at Kliofest 2025
Left to right: Marta Jurković, Teodora Shek Brnardić, Maja Perić, Zrinko Novosel, Stipe Ledić. On 15 May 2025, the LIGHT project team — led by Teodora Shek Brnardić, alongside Stipe Ledić, Zrinko Novosel, Maja Perić, and Marta Jurković — showcased their research at Kliofest, held at the National and University Library in Zagreb. The project […]
Third Briefing on the Bibliography of Croatian Enlightenment
The third briefing on the bibliography of the Croatian Enlightenment took place in hybrid format on Friday, 25 April 2025. We were delighted to welcome a new member to the research team, Dr Maja Perić, who joined us for the first time. As ever, the meeting was rich in content and the discussion particularly stimulating. […]
Second Briefing on the Bibliography of the Croatian Enlightenment
Yesterday, 28 March 2025, we held our second briefing on annotations for the bibliography of the Croatian Enlightenment—once again virtually via Google Meet, as the rainy weather prevented us from meeting in person. For over two hours, we shared updates on the works we’ve read, and it truly began to feel like we’d formed a […]
Exploring the Correspondence of Ivan Luka Garagnin the Elder
Marta Jurković recently consulted the correspondence of Ivan Luka Garagnin the Elder (1722–1783) held in the Croatian State Archives. This is an impressively extensive collection: the letters, housed in three archival boxes, come from no fewer than 179 correspondents. Most date from the period when Garagnin served as Archbishop of Split, during the 1770s and […]
The Correspondence of Adam Alojzije Baričević
In late February, Dr Zrinko Novosel undertook archival research into the correspondence of Croatian polymath Adam Alojzije Baričević (1756–1806), held at the Archives of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (HAZU) in Zagreb (ref. II b 41). The material consists of transcriptions of letters written by and to Baričević, compiled in six volumes under […]
First Briefing on the Bibliography of the Croatian Enlightenment
As part of our project, we are compiling an annotated bibliography of existing research on the Enlightenment in the Croatian lands using the Zotero platform. To facilitate this, we have introduced a monthly briefing practice — concise reports on the works we have reviewed. This approach has proven highly effective, enabling us to take a […]
LIGHT Presented at the IGOS Meeting
On 22 February 2025, our assistant Marta Jurković delivered a presentation on the LIGHT project to members of IGOS — the Research Group for the 18th Century. We are pleased to share the PowerPoint slides from the talk [in Croatian]. A recording of the presentation, alongside two others by guest speakers from Dubrovnik, is available […]
In Search of Maksimilijan Vrhovac’s Will
Dr Stipe Ledić in the Archdiocesan Archives in Zagreb. Assist. Prof. Stipe Ledić from the Catholic University of Croatia was tasked with researching the Enlightenment legacy of Maksimilijan Vrhovac (1752–1827). One of the first things Stipe began investigating was the bishop’s previously unknown last will. This required examining the family archive of the Jelačić family […]
LIGHT Launches at the Croatian Institute of History
On 13 January, the Croatian Institute of History hosted the kick-off meeting for the new research project funded by the Croatian Science Foundation (HRZZ), Between Knowledge and Ignorance: Ideas, Practices, and the Legacy of the Enlightenment in Croatian Lands (LIGHT), led by Dr Teodora Shek Brnardić. Running through December 2027, the project aims to map […]
