Roger Bacon on Prolongation of Life
Bacon believed that the key to extending life lay not in the curricula as taught in the medical faculties of
Measuring the Intensity of Diseases
In this lecture, Fabrizio Bigotti analyses how the problem of the intensity of forces is taken over in medicine and
The Medical World of Margaret Cavendish
In this lecture, we describe our newly published edition and commentary on Nottingham MS Pw V90: a manuscript collection of recipes and
Albert the Great and the Configuration of the Embryo
In the 13th century, ‘embryology’ as a specific branch of biology did not exist, and the study of the configuration
Going Beyond Weight-Watchers
In this talk, Fabrizio Bigotti and Jonathan Barry discuss the contribution that the Venetian physician Santorio Santori (1561-1636) made to
Between Trust and Controversy
In this lecture, Michael Stolberg will focus on a major aspect of Renaissance learned medicine by looking at the interactions
Medical Notes on Agresto
This post explores Agresto, an acidic substance obtained from boiling and subsequent pressing of "unripe grapes", which was used in
Research Development Grantees
The VivaMente Grant aims at providing early career scholars with an opportunity to realise their projects and expand their networks
Quarantine Practices and the Body
This article explores early modern quarantine regulations highlighting contemporary attitudes toward the body, disease and cleanliness.
VivaMente Grantees
The VivaMente Grant aims at providing early career scholars with an opportunity to realise their projects and expand their networks