Author: Katrin Kogman–Appel (University of Münster) Publisher: Brepols, 2020 This books describes the life of Elisa ben Abraham Cresques, known to many as the author of the Catalan Atlas, and […]
[Virtual Exhibit] Mapping the Global Imaginary, 1500–1900
When mapping on a global scale, the line between factual and fictitious landscape quickly blurs. The speakers of Mapping the Global Imaginary, 1500—1900, a conference held at Stanford on 2019, cross this blurry […]
[New Book] Health and Healing in the Early Modern Iberian World: A Gendered Perspective
Editors: Margaret E. Boyle (Bowdoin College, Maine) and Sarah E. Owens (College of Charleston, South Carolina) Publisher: University of Toronto Press, 2021 Recognizing the variety of health experiences across geographical […]
[Virtual Exhibit] Science, Faith, and the Heavens: Astronomy in the Islamic World
More than 1200 years ago, astronomy gained a prominent place in the Islamic world, which stretched from the Iberian Peninsula to the Indian subcontinent. In this exhibit, the Adler Planetarium […]
[New Book] Jewish Medical Practitioners in the Medieval Muslim World: A Collective Biography
Author: Efraim Lev (University of Haifa) Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2021 This book collects and analyses the available biographical data on Jewish medical practitioners in the Muslim world from the […]
[CFP] Science and Philosophy in the Early Modern Period
The NYC Workshop in Early Modern Philosophy, which is now in its 11th year, aims to foster exchange and collaboration among scholars, students, and anyone with an interest in Early […]
[Virtual Exhibit] Mapping the Islamic World: The Ottoman, Safavid & Mughal Empires
This exhibition at Stanford University Libraries explores maps of the Islamic World, focusing on the “Gunpowder Empires” of Ottoman Turkey, Safavid Persia, and Mughal India. These empires controlled vast territories […]
[New Book] De sphaera of Johannes de Sacrobosco in the Early Modern Period: The Authors of the Commentaries
Editor: Matteo Valleriani (Max Planck Institute / Technical University of Berlin) Publisher: Springer, 2020 – Open Access This open access book explores commentaries on an influential text of pre-Copernican astronomy […]
[CFP] Emotions and the Management of Epidemics in Early Modern and Contemporary European Towns (1500–1900)
Conference organized by MSH Paris Nord, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Laboratoire PLEIADE on Friday, 3rd December 2021 The Covid-19 pandemic and the consequent sanitary crisis are no novelty in History. […]
[New Book] Know Your Remedies: Pharmacy and Culture in Early Modern China
Author: He Bian (Princeton University) Publisher: Princeton University Press, 2020 Know Your Remedies presents a panoramic inquiry into China’s early modern cultural transformation through the lens of pharmacy. In the history […]