Posts Tagged ‘early modern history’
Histories of surgical training, skills and knowledge in early modern Europe
On September 23 and 24, 2022, the workshop “Learning to cut, bandage and cure. Histories of surgical training, skills and knowledge in early modern Europe” is held at the École…
Read MoreFat bodies in the early modern world
On June 28-30, the conference “Fat bodies in the early modern world” takes place onsite in Frankfurt and Edinburgh as well as online. In the emerging field of Fat Studies,…
Read MoreBetween the natural and the supernatural, affected bodies during the 18th century
From May 31st tot June 3rd, 2022, the CHUV university hospital in Lausanne hosts an international conference on the question of the body, between the natural and the supernatural, in…
Read MoreMedicine in early modern Italy
The Medici Archive Project in Florence organises a conference entitled “Medicine in early modern Italy: Between theory and practice, 1500-1700” on Friday, November 19, 2021. Traditionally, the history of medicine…
Read MoreHHH column: Chinese medicine in early modern Western European print by Trude Dijkstra
The HHH column is a blog in which History, Health & Healing members share their thoughts: on research, current affairs, and anything to do with medical history. Each author will…
Read MoreCfA Santorio Award for excellence in research
Until November 8, 2021, applications can be sent in for the Santorio Award for Excellence in Research. This scheme supports scholarly excellence in intellectual history and promotes the best PhD…
Read MoreLatitudes of the body: Human-based measurement and its contexts, from Leonardo to Newton (1400-1700)
International summer school July 21-24, Pisa, Italy and online The Centre for the Study of Medicine and the Body in the Renaissance (CSMBR) organises their 2021 international summer school this…
Read MoreMaster artisan and virtuoso: Practising natural history in the Renaissance pharmacy shop
Webinar series “Plants in early modern knowledge: History, philosophy, and medicine” The Ca’ Foscari University of Venice organises a series of seven webinars this spring on plants in early modern…
Read MorePictures from the field: Observing and depicting nature in the Tropical Atlantic c. 1700
Webinar series “Plants in early modern knowledge: History, philosophy, and medicine” The Ca’ Foscari University of Venice organises a series of seven webinars this spring on plants in early modern…
Read MoreParticles and spirits: Fundamental processes of nature in mid-seventeenth century studies of plants
Webinar series “Plants in early modern knowledge: History, philosophy, and medicine” The Ca’ Foscari University of Venice organises a series of seven webinars this spring on plants in early modern…
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