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 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
Coptic Medicine and its Remedies
This talk delves into the pharmacopoeia of ancient Egypt as preserved and practiced by the Copts, who have inherited and
Water Quality in Early Modern European Cities
This talk will present the results of research in progress into the role of the Venice’s Health Office in monitoring
Animals and the Recipe Tradition
Investigating extractive processes in the making of medicines, this talk provides an analysis of animal treatment and killing techniques recommended
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
Distilling Bodies
This talk shows how Thurneisser's analogy between bodily and technical processes offered a new and lucrative diagnostic technique that changed
Astrology in University Disputations
By looking at a variety of case studies, this lecture will explore how astrology figured in disputations in several early
Renaissance Physiognomics of Food
By highlighting the body's role as a channel for affecting the soul, this lecture situates Della Porta's dietary recommendations within