“Virtus Formativa” in Albert the Great’s Embryology
Through an interdisciplinary approach, this Santorio Lecture will explore Albert’s doctrine on formative power and its pivotal role in the
Georg J. Kamel: Natural Knowledge in Transit
This Santorio Lecture is concerned with the communications of medical and natural knowledge between the Philippines and Europe at the
Literature and Medical Thought in 13th-Century Italy
In this Santorio Lecture, Matteo Pace argues that the medical milieu of the 13th century contributed to shaping vernacular secular
Surgeons, Midwives and the Question of Shame in Early Modern Germany
In the first half of the 18th century, the concept of birth clinics emerged in Germany, where male obstetricians, so-called
A Natural History of the Soul
In this lecture, Fabrizio Bigotti explores the Renaissance rediscovery of Galenic anatomy and how it impacted the making of early
Principles Beyond Ordinary Practice
Identifying the medical conditions mentioned in the ancient literature, be these medical or otherwise, is a challenging task in medical
Identifying Pathologies through Therapy
Identifying the medical conditions mentioned in the ancient literature, be these medical or otherwise, is a challenging task in medical
The Muse of the Lens
This talk examines the effect of the telescopic and microscopic gaze upon English poetic production in the seventeenth and eighteenth
The Enlightenment and the History of Deep Time
This lecture explains the rationale behind a new survey of history in the period, which relies on a wide range
Medical Alchemy in Renaissance Florence
This lecture will revolve around a painting of an alchemical laboratory created by Johannes Stradanus (1523-1605), a Flemish-born artist settled