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
Art and Internal Anatomy
Building on Prof. Kleinbub's research on Michelangelo’s investment in internal anatomical matters, this talk proposes that other artists of his
Sources and Problems in Renaissance Medicine
This lecture explains the rationale behind a new survey of history in the period, which relies on a wide range
Surgeons, Midwives and the Question of Shame in Early Modern Germany
In the first half of the 18th century, the concept of birth clinics emerged in Germany, where male obstetricians, so-called
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