In the late medieval world, managing health was as integral to merchant identity as navigating markets or maintaining ledgers.
This VivaMente Conference examines the interplay between medicine and society in the Late Middle Ages, assessing how medical theories, practices,
Through an analysis of trade manuals, personal notebooks (zibaldoni), and family records, Massimo Sbarbaro illustrates how merchants were not only
Is nobility an innate virtue or not? In their respective reflections on nobility and individual differences, Dante and Cecco d’Ascoli invoke the
This talk will discuss the issues surrounding the identification of medical practitioners and how registers could be used to analyse
This series explores women's contributions to various medically relevant fields and practices such as natural philosophy, household remedies, plant manipulation
This conference explores the creation and dissemination of medical knowledge in late medieval and early modern Europe within established and
This summer school will offer an overview of the current state of the art in the fields of early modern
Through an analysis of trade manuals, personal notebooks (zibaldoni), and family records, Massimo Sbarbaro illustrates how merchants were not only
This article traces how seventeenth-century Naples became a crucible for alchemical debate over the elusive language of the universal cure.
From battlefield wounds to divine remedies, this article explores the Iliad's earliest depictions of physicians, surgery, and drugs in ancient
The article explores Ole Borch's work "De usu plantarum indigenarum in medicina" (1690) and how his emphasis on indigenous plants
In this article, Leonardo Graciotti explores Pietro Pomponazzi’s pivotal role in the Renaissance debate on sense perception, examining his challenge
This article explores the medicinal and culinary uses of melon seeds and milk during the Renaissance, detailing recipes and health
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