Physica Colonialis in New Granada
This article examines the various debates that were promoted in the Viceroyalty of New Granada (South America) and have survived
The Dawn of Opium Science
This article explores Angelo Sala's masterwork "Opiologia" (1614) and its contributions to the pharmacology of anodyne medicaments.
New Perspectives on Early Modern Earth Sciences
This article explores how early modern natural philosophers and artisans realised a convergence between artisanal and geological knowledge.
Early Modern Thaumaturgical Practices
This article examines the accounts of miracles attributed to Saint Angelo of Licata, detailing the testimonies of people who suffered
Snow, Health and Death in Florence
The article sheds light on the practice of storing winter’s snow and ice for consumption, focusing especially on Renaissance Florence.
Cosmological Resonances of Bodily Fluids
The article explores the life and works of the Portuguese physician Estêvão Rodrigues de Castro, and especially his 'De meteoris
Body, World and Theater
The article offers new insights into the Renaissance system of analogies between the theaters of memory and the anatomical theaters.
Maimonides and the Perfect Physician
Claudio Azzarito discusses the characteristics of the “perfect physician” as they emerge from the medical writings of the 12th-century Jewish
Participant’s experience: 2023 Summer School
At the CSMBR we value deeply the experience and comfort of our delegates and we never lose sight of the
Welfare Reform and Hospital Architecture in Portugal at the Dawn of Modernity
By the end of the Middle Ages hospitals began to manifest the symptoms of an institutional crisis. This situation will
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