Like Places, Like People
In this article, Gabriele Torcoletti reconstructs the intellectual architecture of Hippocrates' "Airs, Waters, Places", showing how analogy and polarity shaped
The Epistemic Revolution 1610-1680
What if the Scientific Revolution was not the birth of modern science, but a shorter and deeper transformation in how
The Body of Evidence in Early Modern Germany
Through an examination of Katharina Kepler's witchcraft trial, Marco Ghione shows how ambiguous bodily symptoms were transformed into legal evidence
Infertility Concerns in the Early Twelfth Century
Is infertility really a modern concern? Anna Gili explores how medieval physicians understood infertility and its treatment, tracing the transmission
The Cold Female Body in Oliva Sabuco
Long regarded as an exceptional voice in early modern thought, Oliva Sabuco is revisited by Jil Müller, who reconstructs her
Leprosy in the Medieval Mediterranean
In this lecture, Dr Anna Gili examines the treatment of leprosy in the Kitāb al-Malakī, offering new insights into medieval
Galen’s Remedies Beyond the Renaissance
Why did Galenic pharmacopoeia survive for nearly two millennia? This lecture explores the intellectual, cultural, and practical reasons behind its
Deafness in the Premodern Mediterranean
This VivaMente conference explores deafness and the deaf person in the premodern period through historical, medical, and socio-cultural perspectives.
Life Forms in Premodern Philosophy
Few texts in history have enjoyed the centrality of Aristotle’s De Anima. The work presupposes and at the same time
Staying Fresh in Early Byzantium
The lecture will focus on a group of selected illustrative recipes for body cleansers and powdered deodorants from Book VIII