Early Modern Galen’s Pharmacology
The conference will focus on the early modern reception of Galenic pharmacology, and especially on works such as "De simplicium
Going Beyond Weight-Watchers
In this talk, we shall discuss the contribution that the Venetian physician Santorio Santori (1561-1636) made to the foundation of
The System of Lazzaretti Reconsidered
This paper focuses on the system of quarantine stations in the early modern Mediterranean.
Paduan Physicians and Heretics
The case study presented will challenge current views by presenting disturbing evidence of foreign London residents having to join English
Persuasive Arguments in Galen’s Physiology
In this lecture I will explore these questions on the basis of two specific examples: the discussion about the use
Landascape Drawing, Anthopomorphism and the Female Body in Renaissance Switzerland
This paper argues how perspiration could undergo a drastic reconceptualisation in eighteenth-century medicine.
Sweat it Out!
This paper argues how perspiration could undergo a drastic reconceptualisation in eighteenth-century medicine. Thanks to Santorio Santori’s famous studies with
Imagining and Experiencing the Great Pox in Renaissance Florence
Building on the approaches and findings of recent studies of early modern England, Germany and Spain, this lecture will compare the
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