In this talk, Audrey Borowski highlights the continuity between Leibniz’s conception of life and that of an ideal society along
This article explores Angelo Sala's masterwork "Opiologia" (1614) and its contributions to the pharmacology of anodyne medicaments.
David Gentilcore explores how uses and consumption of plain water affected medical practice and everyday life.
Galen is one of the best sources on ancient nutrition and diet: he has little interest in luxury fashions, he
This series explores women's contributions to various medically relevant fields and practices such as natural philosophy, household remedies, plant manipulation
This talk explores Cesalpino's "De Plantis", which laid the foundations of scientific systematics and became a milestone in the history of
This VivaMente Conference investigates the relationship between narrative, rhetorical persausion, and factual evidence in medical and medico-legal case-histories.
This article explores Angelo Sala's masterwork "Opiologia" (1614) and its contributions to the pharmacology of anodyne medicaments.
Between medieval alchemy and Franciscan spiritualism, this article unearths the intersection of science and religion in pursuit of the Elixir.
This article explores how early modern natural philosophers and artisans realised a convergence between artisanal and geological knowledge.
This article examines the accounts of miracles attributed to Saint Angelo of Licata, detailing the testimonies of people who suffered
The article sheds light on the practice of storing winter’s snow and ice for consumption, focusing especially on Renaissance Florence.
The article explores the life and works of the Portuguese physician Estêvão Rodrigues de Castro, and especially his 'De meteoris
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