The Science of Compound Medicaments
This lecture explores al-Majūsī’s "Kitāb al-Malakī" and its Latin translation, showing how Book X on compound medicaments was reshaped into
The Body and the Stars
This talk explores early modern astro-medicine through the manuscripts of the Vitali Archive in Parma. It focuses on Buonafede Vitali
In Ibn al-Nafis’ Shadow
This lecture explores how Ibn al-Nafis reshaped medical theory by innovating on Greek and Arabic authors, influencing empirical practice and
Medical Views on Sexual Pleasure
What did physicians in the Renaissance think about sexual pleasure? And how did they approach the female body? This paper
With and Beyond Taxonomy
This talk provides an overview of Linnaeus's works on ecology, reproductive biology, and anthropology, which demonstrate how his thinking was
Mercantile Cultures of Health
In the late medieval world, managing health was as integral to merchant identity as navigating markets or maintaining ledgers.
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
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
Galen on the Question of Metabolism
This talk explores metabolism as a concept in the history of biology, using it as starting point for the exploration
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