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
Paduan Physicians and Heretics
The case study presented will challenge current views by presenting disturbing evidence of foreign London residents having to join English
The Therapeutic Virtues of Jasmine
Jasmine, widely used and praised in the East, was one of the many substances introduced to the Italian peninsula for