Mastodon feed- Untitled May 29, 2026Check out Katherine Harvey's (@katherineharvey.bsky.social) recently published 'The Medieval Guide to Healthy Living' which explores the way that medieval people looked over their physical and mental health. https://reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/the-medieval-guide-to-healthy-living#histmed #histstm
- Untitled May 1, 2026Upcoming talk by G. Geltner "The Workers’ View: An Environmental Approach to Premodern Public Health" as part of the Oxford Medieval History Seminar. 1 June, 5pm BST at the Wharton Room, All Souls CollegeFor remote attendance, email medhistsem@history.ox.ac.uk #histmed #histstm
- Untitled April 27, 2026Pleased to say that 'Public Health in the Premodern World: Dynamic Balances' is now available through Oxford Scholarship Online! The volume gathers fifteen studies on the history and archaeology of public health from across the preindustrial globeacademic.oup.com/book/62595#histmed #histstm
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Publications // Early Medieval Medicine in Context & Annotated bibliography on Byzantine medicine
“Early Medieval Medicine in Context: Transmission, Translation and Transformation” edited by Debby Banham, Claire Burridge, and Lea Olsan. This text is part of York Medieval Press’s series ‘Health and Healing in the Middle Ages’. The edited volume gives new perspectives … Continue reading
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New Book / Pensar los hospitales del mundo ibérico (ss. XIV-XVI) (History of Hospitals in Iberia)
New Book! Raúl Villagrasa-Elías’sbook Pensar los hospitales del mundo ibérico (ss. XIV-XVI). (History of Hospitals in Iberia) has been published by the Spanish National Research Council. The book defines several concepts such as “hospital networks”, “hospital reforms” and “hospital models” … Continue reading
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Book Preview Talk / Public Health in the Premodern World
“Public Health in the Premodern World” edited by G. Geltner, Janna Coomans, and Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim is coming out on the 29th with Oxford University Press! The edited volume illustrates the rich history of public health, showing how communities across the … Continue reading
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New Volume / Medical Theory and Practice in Early Modern Italy
Sandra Cavallo and John Henderson’s new edited volume is out now with Brepols, which explores the relationship between early modern Italian medical theory and practice. It is split across four themes: medical treatment, pharmacy, public health, and bodies and disease.
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