Coptic Medicine and its Remedies
This talk delves into the pharmacopoeia of ancient Egypt as preserved and practiced by the Copts, who have inherited and
Water Quality in Early Modern European Cities
This talk will present the results of research in progress into the role of the Venice’s Health Office in monitoring
Women’s Ideas in the History of Medicine
This series explores women's contributions to various medically relevant fields and practices such as natural philosophy, household remedies, plant manipulation
Medical Education in Europe (1350-1750)
This conference explores the creation and dissemination of medical knowledge in late medieval and early modern Europe within established and
Cutting and Curing. Anatomy and Surgery in Early Modern Europe (1500-1700)
This summer school will offer an overview of the current state of the art in the fields of early modern
Animals and the Recipe Tradition
Investigating extractive processes in the making of medicines, this talk provides an analysis of animal treatment and killing techniques recommended
Distilling Bodies
This talk shows how Thurneisser's analogy between bodily and technical processes offered a new and lucrative diagnostic technique that changed
Medicine in the Homeric World
From battlefield wounds to divine remedies, this article explores the Iliad's earliest depictions of physicians, surgery, and drugs in ancient
Astrology in University Disputations
By looking at a variety of case studies, this lecture will explore how astrology figured in disputations in several early
Renaissance Physiognomics of Food
By highlighting the body's role as a channel for affecting the soul, this lecture situates Della Porta's dietary recommendations within