The Medicine of Merchants
Through an analysis of trade manuals, personal notebooks (zibaldoni), and family records, Massimo Sbarbaro illustrates how merchants were not only
The Language of the Universal Cure
This article traces how seventeenth-century Naples became a crucible for alchemical debate over the elusive language of the universal cure.
Medicine in the Homeric World
From battlefield wounds to divine remedies, this article explores the Iliad's earliest depictions of physicians, surgery, and drugs in ancient
Ole Borch on Indigenous Plants
The article explores Ole Borch's work "De usu plantarum indigenarum in medicina" (1690) and how his emphasis on indigenous plants
Follow your Heart but Heed your Brain
In this article, Leonardo Graciotti explores Pietro Pomponazzi’s pivotal role in the Renaissance debate on sense perception, examining his challenge
For Health and Pleasure
This article explores the medicinal and culinary uses of melon seeds and milk during the Renaissance, detailing recipes and health
Physica Colonialis in New Granada
This article examines the various debates that were promoted in the Viceroyalty of New Granada (South America) and have survived
The Dawn of Opium Science
This article explores Angelo Sala's masterwork "Opiologia" (1614) and its contributions to the pharmacology of anodyne medicaments.
Medical Alchemy in Medieval Catalonia
Between medieval alchemy and Franciscan spiritualism, this article unearths the intersection of science and religion in pursuit of the Elixir.
New Perspectives on Early Modern Earth Sciences
This article explores how early modern natural philosophers and artisans realised a convergence between artisanal and geological knowledge.