We study public & environmental health in the pre-industrial world(s) from multiple disciplines. Our current foci are miners, pilgrims, courts & cities. Share your work on community prophylactics with us: https://premodernhealthscaping.hcommons.org/?p=1403https://bsky.app/profile/prosanitate.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/prosanitate.bsky.social/post/3muxqnalt5c22Late to the party, but recently come across "Salutogenic Urbanism: Architecture and Public Health in Early Modern European Cities" ed. Mohammad Gharipour and Anatole Tchikine that has some great contributions https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-19-7851-7 #histmed #histstm08 Sep 2026 00:16 +0000at://did:plc:6fatig6onrmobjjeg33rc4vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3muxqnalt5c22https://bsky.app/profile/prosanitate.bsky.social/post/3muis5xpdxs2xCheck out a new article by Emily Hutchinson, "Healthscaping and Climate Volatility: Weather, Experience, and Urban Governance in Paris, 1364–1422,” is part of an exciting special Forum on Medieval Environments in French Historical Studies! https://read.dukeupress.edu/french-historical-studies/issue #histstm #historysky02 Sep 2026 01:34 +0000at://did:plc:6fatig6onrmobjjeg33rc4vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3muis5xpdxs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/prosanitate.bsky.social/post/3mtkmddieas2fWarm congrats to our friends and colleagues Axel Christophersen, Erik Opsahl and James Barrett, who just published their long-awaited edited volume on Health in Medieval Trondheim! It's been an honour and a pleasure to see this project develop! Available OA below #histmed #histstm https://www.scup.com/doi/epdf/10.18261/9788294167104-2621 Aug 2026 01:29 +0000at://did:plc:6fatig6onrmobjjeg33rc4vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkmddieas2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/prosanitate.bsky.social/post/3msyzg4qfps2eUpcoming seminar: :"Keywords in Health & medical Humanities: Work" Hannah McCann, Geraldine Fela, Nicola Redhouse & Guy Geltner 1 September, 16:00–17:00 Digital Lab, Room 213, Arts West (West), B148 (Email: paige.donaghy@unimelb.edu.au for Zoom) #histmed #histstm #historysky14 Aug 2026 01:36 +0000at://did:plc:6fatig6onrmobjjeg33rc4vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3msyzg4qfps2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/prosanitate.bsky.social/post/3mrvpucrhjk24Available now for pre-order: Lucifer's Land: The Mines and Miners of Europe, 1180–1550 by our G. Geltner https://www.pennpress.org/9781512829990/lucifers-land/ #histmed #histstm31 Jul 2026 00:41 +0000at://did:plc:6fatig6onrmobjjeg33rc4vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvpucrhjk24https://bsky.app/profile/prosanitate.bsky.social/post/3mro4rr3ic22pWe had such a great time at our conference last week! What an interesting and thought provoking collection of papers to showcase the research of the project. We might have been capping off the project, but the discussions are going to continue on from here, I’m sure! #histmed #histstm28 Jul 2026 00:11 +0000at://did:plc:6fatig6onrmobjjeg33rc4vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mro4rr3ic22phttps://bsky.app/profile/prosanitate.bsky.social/post/3mrf2ibknpc2bAgreed! The round table was an excellent tie up of our last two days, full of thoughts and questions we’ll carry with us forward [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jul 2026 09:36 +0000at://did:plc:6fatig6onrmobjjeg33rc4vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrf2ibknpc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/prosanitate.bsky.social/post/3mreiv5tocc2mOur next panel is on 'Rural Landscapes, Un/sustainable Environments'. Jessica O'Leary begins, demonstrating how in colonial Brazil, Indigenous therapeutic practices formed foundational layers of colonial healthcare. She emphasises how this creates enduring but unacknowledged medical traditions.24 Jul 2026 04:21 +0000at://did:plc:6fatig6onrmobjjeg33rc4vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mreiv5tocc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/prosanitate.bsky.social/post/3mre7m6qrb22xPanel Two on Day Two is on 'Perspectives of Community Health'. We open with Elizabeth Burrell who is challenging traditional narratives of medical authority and highlighting that the boundary between lay and learned medical knowledge was porous #histmed #histstm24 Jul 2026 01:35 +0000at://did:plc:6fatig6onrmobjjeg33rc4vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mre7m6qrb22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/prosanitate.bsky.social/post/3mre3ki6gqc2rToday we start with pastries and a roundtable on the recently published 'Public Health in the Premodern World: Dynamic Balance' ed. by our G. Geltner, Janna Coomans, and Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim (@yoelitlalim.bsky.social). Check out three OA chapters here: academic.oup.com/book/62595 #histmed #histstm24 Jul 2026 00:23 +0000at://did:plc:6fatig6onrmobjjeg33rc4vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mre3ki6gqc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/prosanitate.bsky.social/post/3mre2ongsjk2tI was too caught up in listening to our keynote yesterday that I didn't even post about it! Pamela Smith gave us a thought-provoking paper on thinking through human-material interactions: crafts, bodies, and the environment in the Preindustrial world #histmed #histstm24 Jul 2026 00:07 +0000at://did:plc:6fatig6onrmobjjeg33rc4vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mre2ongsjk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/prosanitate.bsky.social/post/3mrc5i56d4c2iIn session three, we are hearing about the Bioarchaeology of Community Care! We open with Serena Viva who is discussing what bioarchaelogical evidence has told us about health, disease patterns, and occupational stress in medieval mining communities23 Jul 2026 05:52 +0000at://did:plc:6fatig6onrmobjjeg33rc4vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrc5i56d4c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/prosanitate.bsky.social/post/3mrbw7cuqo22sSession Two is on ‘Healthscaping with Air and Water’. We start with Rose Byfleet discussing air and multi-sensory pleasure in Medici gardens in the pursuit of health23 Jul 2026 03:42 +0000at://did:plc:6fatig6onrmobjjeg33rc4vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbw7cuqo22shttps://bsky.app/profile/prosanitate.bsky.social/post/3mrbopikomk2iOnto the first panel: Health on the Move Aydogan Kars discussing the institutional transformations that the medical professional underwent in the 13th c. Levant #histmed #histsm23 Jul 2026 01:28 +0000at://did:plc:6fatig6onrmobjjeg33rc4vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbopikomk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/prosanitate.bsky.social/post/3mrbjk55bjs2yAnd we are are off, starting with our G. Geltner talking about Occupational Environments in the Premodern World22 Jul 2026 23:55 +0000at://did:plc:6fatig6onrmobjjeg33rc4vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbjk55bjs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/prosanitate.bsky.social/post/3mr7ruhqazc25All set and super excited for our conference starting tomorrow! #histmed #histstm22 Jul 2026 07:19 +0000at://did:plc:6fatig6onrmobjjeg33rc4vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr7ruhqazc25https://bsky.app/profile/prosanitate.bsky.social/post/3mqquunw35c2bRegistration for our two day Premodern Health and the Environment conference next week has closed. ...But if you email me (find at the bottom of the link below), I might just be able to sneak you onto the online registration list 👀 premodernhealthscaping.hcommons.org?p=1701 #histmed #histstm16 Jul 2026 09:03 +0000at://did:plc:6fatig6onrmobjjeg33rc4vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqquunw35c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/prosanitate.bsky.social/post/3mqio7brlhk2bCSMBR Upcoming Lecture: Fabrizio Bigotti talking on 'Galen's Remedies Beyond the Renaissance: Early Modern Traditions and Theories of Materia Medica' https://csmbr.fondazionecomel.org/events/online-lectures/galens-remedies-beyond-the-renaissance/ #histmed #histstm13 Jul 2026 02:42 +0000at://did:plc:6fatig6onrmobjjeg33rc4vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqio7brlhk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/prosanitate.bsky.social/post/3mpzrat7dps2uThe Consortium for Science, Technology, and Medicine invites applications for fellowship opportunities in the history of science, technology or medicine. Including: -Research Fellowships -Dissertation Completion Fellowships -Emanuel Fellowships for Independent Scholars #histmed #histstm https://us.list-manage.com/41V45yxqDq0?e=2d8cfc42a7&c2id=b2c5fe6ae46a70b6938566249c8dd94c07 Jul 2026 04:27 +0000at://did:plc:6fatig6onrmobjjeg33rc4vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpzrat7dps2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/prosanitate.bsky.social/post/3mpzr3vbxpk2uThe Johns Hopkins Department of the History of Medicine of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine invites applications for tenure-track faculty at the rank of Associate or Full Professor. For more details, see: apply.interfolio.com/182469 #histmed #histstm https://apply.interfolio.com/18246907 Jul 2026 04:24 +0000at://did:plc:6fatig6onrmobjjeg33rc4vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpzr3vbxpk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/prosanitate.bsky.social/post/3mpzqzcbtmk2uFriend of the project Maurizio Meloni has a new book out: ‘Coloniality and Structural Othering in European Thought: A Racialized Canon’ Check it out! https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781003613329/coloniality-structural-othering-european-thought-maurizio-meloni07 Jul 2026 04:22 +0000at://did:plc:6fatig6onrmobjjeg33rc4vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpzqzcbtmk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/prosanitate.bsky.social/post/3mpxbt4askk27Wow! With registration now closed, we’ve had over 100 registrations! This is very exciting for our conference later this month 🥳 [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jul 2026 04:45 +0000at://did:plc:6fatig6onrmobjjeg33rc4vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpxbt4askk27https://bsky.app/profile/prosanitate.bsky.social/post/3mpi7f33y2k2zCheck out Paweł Cembrzyński's "Towards an ecology of medieval mining towns: linking social and environmental changes". The paper proposes an ecological framework for understanding medieval mining towns as dynamic socio-ecological systems. #histmed #histstm #medievalsky #historysky https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/archaeological-dialogues/article/towards-an-ecology-of-medieval-mining-towns-linking-social-and-environmental-changes/FB4ACF254050BDE5521F216362971F2D30 Jun 2026 04:52 +0000at://did:plc:6fatig6onrmobjjeg33rc4vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpi7f33y2k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/prosanitate.bsky.social/post/3mom72ybbds2fRegistration closes next Friday! Come join us. #histmed #histstm #medicalsky #medievalsky #historysky [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Jun 2026 01:31 +0000at://did:plc:6fatig6onrmobjjeg33rc4vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mom72ybbds2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/prosanitate.bsky.social/post/3mo2zjwxzqc25CSMBR Upcoming Lecture: 23 June–5 PM (CET) Marco Signori on "The Colour of Dreams: The Physiology of Oneiric Experience in Greek, Arabic, and Latin Traditions." #histmed #histstm #historysky #medievalsky https://csmbr.fondazionecomel.org/events/online-lectures/the-colour-of-dreams/12 Jun 2026 05:37 +0000at://did:plc:6fatig6onrmobjjeg33rc4vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo2zjwxzqc25https://bsky.app/profile/prosanitate.bsky.social/post/3mo2ze4zkp225The Conference The Science of Natural Properties: Knowledge, Transmission, and Practice (6th–15th century) which will take place in Bologna, 17–19 June 2026. Participants are welcome online and in-person. For further information, please contact: filo.scienceofnaturalproperties@unibo.it. #histmed12 Jun 2026 05:34 +0000at://did:plc:6fatig6onrmobjjeg33rc4vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo2ze4zkp225https://bsky.app/profile/prosanitate.bsky.social/post/3mo2xvsmgg225Every urban university campus should have a history of medicine tour - and if you're in Oxford, you can check out this one. A deep and lively dive into the forces that have shaped public health and medicine, and their ongoing legacies. #histmed #histstm #medievalsky #medicinesky https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/tours/history-of-medicine-oxford-tour12 Jun 2026 05:08 +0000at://did:plc:6fatig6onrmobjjeg33rc4vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo2xvsmgg225https://bsky.app/profile/prosanitate.bsky.social/post/3mntyq55xjs2xNew Exhibition at the San Silvestro Archaeological Mining Park, showcasing new research done under the direction of Professor Giovanna Bianchi, one of the archaeologists in our team! Check out some photos of PhD student Andrea Tommolini's work on the zoology showcase. #histmed #histstm09 Jun 2026 10:34 +0000at://did:plc:6fatig6onrmobjjeg33rc4vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mntyq55xjs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/prosanitate.bsky.social/post/3mnj2egzgtc26CFP: workshop on "Mineral Expertise: The Rules of Knowing Earthly Matter in the Early Modern World”. 4–6 February 2027 at the University of Bologna. https://scarce.univie.ac.at/news/singleview/news/call-for-papers-mineral-expertise-the-rules-of-knowing-earthly-matter-in-the-early-modern-world/ #histmed #histstm05 Jun 2026 02:04 +0000at://did:plc:6fatig6onrmobjjeg33rc4vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnj2egzgtc26