Twins and Nobility in the Middle Ages
Is nobility an innate virtue or not? In their respective reflections on nobility and individual differences, Dante and Cecco d’Ascoli invoke the
Medical Practitioners in Early Modern England
This talk will discuss the issues surrounding the identification of medical practitioners and how registers could be used to analyse
Galen on the Question of Metabolism
This talk explores metabolism as concept of history of biology, using it as starting point for the exploration of a
Avicenna on Signed-Based Inferences
Is it possible to discern what is concealed within the human soul through what is outwardly manifest? This lecture will
Women’s Ideas in the History of Medicine
This series explores women's contributions to various medically relevant fields and practices such as natural philosophy, household remedies, plant manipulation
Medical Education in Europe (1350-1750)
This conference explores the creation and dissemination of medical knowledge in late medieval and early modern Europe within established and
Cutting and Curing. Anatomy and Surgery in Early Modern Europe (1500-1700)
This summer school will offer an overview of the current state of the art in the fields of early modern