Vesalius’ Fabrica as a Visual System
Vesalius's work was closely connected to medical practices of the time. Jieun Bang shows how the initials of "De humani
Rupescissa’s Quintessential Medicine
This presentation will review newly-uncovered information about the background to Rupescissa's "De famulatu philosophie" (1352 ). Specifically: where it travelled,
From the French Pox to Lues Venerea
Drawing on city council records, Monica O'Brien examines how ideas about sexual and non-sexual contagion shaped medical responses and aid
A Cure for Lovesickness
What are the main similarities and differences between the poetical and medical representations of love in 14th-century Italy. This lecture’s
The Epistemic Revolution 1610-1680
What if the Scientific Revolution was not the birth of modern science, but a shorter and deeper transformation in how
The Cold Female Body in Oliva Sabuco
Long regarded as an exceptional voice in early modern thought, Oliva Sabuco is revisited by Jil Müller, who reconstructs her
Leprosy in the Medieval Mediterranean
In this lecture, Dr Anna Gili examines the treatment of leprosy in the Kitāb al-Malakī, offering new insights into medieval
Galen’s Remedies Beyond the Renaissance
Why did Galenic pharmacopoeia survive for nearly two millennia? This lecture explores the intellectual, cultural, and practical reasons behind its
Deafness in the Premodern Mediterranean
This VivaMente conference explores deafness and the deaf person in the premodern period through historical, medical, and socio-cultural perspectives.
Life Forms in Premodern Philosophy
Few texts in history have enjoyed the centrality of Aristotle’s De Anima. The work presupposes and at the same time