Healing Powers
This conference explores the use of alchemical remedies and processes in the cultural and intellectual context of pre-modern Europe, focusing
Ambroise Paré and his Context
This lecture examines Ambroise Paré's pioneering contributions to surgery, including treatments for gunshot wounds and post-wound infections.
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
Galen on Nutrition and Diet in the Roman Empire
Galen is one of the best sources on ancient nutrition and diet: he has little interest in luxury fashions, he
Drinking Plain Water in the Early Modern Period
David Gentilcore explores how uses and consumption of plain water affected medical practice and everyday life.
Cardano’s Late Writings
In this lecture Ian Maclean explores Girolamo Cardano's late philosophy, examining his diverse works in mathematics, astrology, and medicine, and
The System of Lazzaretti Reconsidered
This lecture focuses on the system of quarantine stations in the early modern Mediterranean.
Studiolo 2024
Studiolo Digital Humanities Lab is a new format for the Winter School, designed to meet the needs of those who,
Intensity and the Grades of Nature. Heat, Colour, and Sound in the ordering of Pre-Modern Cosmos (1200-1600)
This summer school will explore how heat, colour, and sound have been used, conceptualised and graded in the pre-modern cosmos
Early Modern Galen’s Pharmacology
The conference will focus on the early modern reception of Galenic pharmacology up to the late seventeenth century.