From the Laboratory to the Bedside
Franciscus Sylvius and his pupil Reinier de Graaf transformed iatrochemistry from a speculative medical theory into a clinically grounded and
The Language of the Universal Cure
This article traces how seventeenth-century Naples became a crucible for alchemical debate over the elusive language of the universal cure.
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.