Delaying Death
This talk examines Bacon’s alchemical theories and explains how he believed that the key to extending life lay not in
The System of Lazzaretti Reconsidered
This lecture focuses on the system of quarantine stations in the early modern Mediterranean.
Studiolo 2024
Studiolo Digital Humanities Lab is a new format for the Winter School, designed to meet the needs of those who,
From Dangerous Drug to Miraculous Medicine
In the early modern period, the consideration opium underwent a theoretical change that made it more easily usable in everyday
Participant’s experience: 2023 Summer School
At the CSMBR we value deeply the experience and comfort of our delegates and we never lose sight of the
Welfare Reform and Hospital Architecture in Portugal at the Dawn of Modernity
By the end of the Middle Ages hospitals began to manifest the symptoms of an institutional crisis. This situation will
Santorio Global Fellows
In this page you can find the current and past recipients of the Santorio Global Fellowship
Education, Pre-Eugenics, and the Brain in Huarte’s “Examen De Ingenios”
How did Galenism influence education, politics, and professional selection up to the late 17th century? A relevant and clear-cut source
Miraculous Healings
In this talk, Marco Papasidero focuses specifically on the thaumaturgical remedies used by devotees to cure their illnesses with the
Dioscorides and the Madrake
Some of the plants mentioned by Dioscorides are still used in modern pharmacopoeias. One such plant is the mandrake which