In this lecture, we describe our newly published edition and commentary on Nottingham MS Pw V90: a manuscript collection of recipes and letters that William and Margaret Cavendish compiled between approximately 1647 and 1654.

In this lecture I will explore these questions on the basis of two specific examples: the discussion about the use of the so-called glandular helpers in the treatise “On Semen” and an argument about the use of breathing in the work “On the Use of Breathing”.

This paper argues how perspiration could undergo a drastic reconceptualisation in eighteenth-century medicine. Thanks to Santorio Santori’s famous studies with the weighing chair, the ancient notion of insensible perspiration continued to be perceived as essential to one’s health.

Building on the approaches and findings of recent studies of early modern England, Germany and Spain, this lecture will compare the experience and representation of female and male Pox patients through the examination of both written and visual evidence.

This paper argues how perspiration could undergo a drastic reconceptualisation in eighteenth-century medicine.

This paper focuses on the system of quarantine stations in the early modern Mediterranean.

Building on Prof. Kleinbub’s research on Michelangelo’s investment in internal anatomical matters, this talk proposes that other artists of his time.

In this lecture, Fabrizio Bigotti explores the Renaissance rediscovery of Galenic anatomy and how it impacted the making of early modern philosophy.

This talk sets out to explore the iconography of St Bartholomew, placing special emphasis upon skin and the act of skin removal.

This lecture explains the rationale behind a new survey of history in the period, which relies on a wide range of primary and unfamiliar texts drawn from across Europe from Moldavia to Portugal.

This lecture will revolve around a painting of an alchemical laboratory created by Johannes Stradanus (1523-1605), a Flemish-born artist settled in Florence.

This lecture explains the rationale behind a new survey of history in the period, which relies on a wide range of primary and unfamiliar texts drawn from across Europe from Moldavia to Portugal.

In the first half of the 18th century, the concept of birth clinics emerged in Germany, where male obstetricians, so-called accoucheurs, were trained.

Identifying the medical conditions mentioned in the ancient literature, be these medical or otherwise, is a challenging task in medical history.

Identifying the medical conditions mentioned in the ancient literature, be these medical or otherwise, is a challenging task in medical history.