Barbara Di Gennaro Splendore
@barbarasplendor.bsky.social
Histories of knowledge, medicine, pharmacy, science and fungi! Author of The State Drug. Theriac, Pharmacy and Politics in Early Modern Italy (HUP 2025). Usually early modernist. Neapolitan. Researcher at Ministry of Agriculture, Padua. Yale PhD
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The new history of theriac (since Watson's 1966) is out there in the world, on its own. At last, out of my thoughts. I am so happy!
#histmed #histscie #earlymodern #histpharma #pharma
#histmed #histscie #earlymodern #histpharma #pharma
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Congratulations—it looks great!
November 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Congratulations—it looks great!
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And the news is... We're recruiting! Applications are now open for our 2026 @leverhulme.ac.uk Doctoral Scholarships. So, if you want to study at PhD level pre-modern handwritten cultures and the organisation of knowledge and power within them, do investigate our refreshed website.
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
And the news is... We're recruiting! Applications are now open for our 2026 @leverhulme.ac.uk Doctoral Scholarships. So, if you want to study at PhD level pre-modern handwritten cultures and the organisation of knowledge and power within them, do investigate our refreshed website.
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It was announced in the HSS business meeting, so I can share some exciting news: I am one of the new co-editors of Osiris, with Prakash Kumar, Hugh Cagle, & Monica Azzolini, serving in a 5-year term. I am honored and thrilled to be on this team, and eager to embark on this new endeavor! #HSS2025
November 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
It was announced in the HSS business meeting, so I can share some exciting news: I am one of the new co-editors of Osiris, with Prakash Kumar, Hugh Cagle, & Monica Azzolini, serving in a 5-year term. I am honored and thrilled to be on this team, and eager to embark on this new endeavor! #HSS2025
Una bellissima iniziativa pubblica a Pordenone, Progetto Curie '25, per pensare e parlare di donne nella scienza🧪
A fantastic event in Pordenone to think and talk about women in science to a broad audience! I wish there were more initiatives like this!
fondazionefriuli.it/media/docume...
A fantastic event in Pordenone to think and talk about women in science to a broad audience! I wish there were more initiatives like this!
fondazionefriuli.it/media/docume...
fondazionefriuli.it
November 15, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Una bellissima iniziativa pubblica a Pordenone, Progetto Curie '25, per pensare e parlare di donne nella scienza🧪
A fantastic event in Pordenone to think and talk about women in science to a broad audience! I wish there were more initiatives like this!
fondazionefriuli.it/media/docume...
A fantastic event in Pordenone to think and talk about women in science to a broad audience! I wish there were more initiatives like this!
fondazionefriuli.it/media/docume...
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Our PhD studentship applications are open for 2026 entry and I'm keen to hear from outstanding candidates in history of early modern conflict and/or creative histories.
November 5, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Our PhD studentship applications are open for 2026 entry and I'm keen to hear from outstanding candidates in history of early modern conflict and/or creative histories.
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Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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Nature book challenge. A book per day in no particular order, until you've shared ALL of the best nature books in your personal library. No explanations, no reviews.
#Books #Nature #Naturewriting #naturebooks #conservation #naturebookchallenge #booksky #MycoBookClub
#Books #Nature #Naturewriting #naturebooks #conservation #naturebookchallenge #booksky #MycoBookClub
November 11, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Nature book challenge. A book per day in no particular order, until you've shared ALL of the best nature books in your personal library. No explanations, no reviews.
#Books #Nature #Naturewriting #naturebooks #conservation #naturebookchallenge #booksky #MycoBookClub
#Books #Nature #Naturewriting #naturebooks #conservation #naturebookchallenge #booksky #MycoBookClub
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Assistant Prof job in history of science (related to water?) at Madison. Strong program, nice town (aside from winter)
jobs.h-net.org/jobs/69456
jobs.h-net.org/jobs/69456
Professor of History | H-Net Job Guide
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November 10, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Assistant Prof job in history of science (related to water?) at Madison. Strong program, nice town (aside from winter)
jobs.h-net.org/jobs/69456
jobs.h-net.org/jobs/69456
Read about the most imperial of all imperial recipes on the Recipes Project (which just published a great issue on Global recipes) recipes.hypotheses.org/27002
#earlymodern #histmed #histsci
#earlymodern #histmed #histsci
Theriac: an Imperial Recipe
By Barbara Di Gennaro Splendore Over two millennia, the theriac recipe was the most debated in Galenic pharmacy throughout Europe and the Middle East. From the seventeenth century onward, missionaries...
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November 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Read about the most imperial of all imperial recipes on the Recipes Project (which just published a great issue on Global recipes) recipes.hypotheses.org/27002
#earlymodern #histmed #histsci
#earlymodern #histmed #histsci
Just out of the box! Can't wait to read it! A fantastic dive into early modern drugs #histscie #histmed #earlymodern
November 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Just out of the box! Can't wait to read it! A fantastic dive into early modern drugs #histscie #histmed #earlymodern
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Nature book challenge. A book per day in no particular order, until you've shared ALL of the best nature books in your personal library. No explanations, no reviews.
#Books #Nature #Naturewriting #naturebooks #conservation #naturebookchallenge #booksky
#MycoBookClub
#Books #Nature #Naturewriting #naturebooks #conservation #naturebookchallenge #booksky
#MycoBookClub
October 30, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Nature book challenge. A book per day in no particular order, until you've shared ALL of the best nature books in your personal library. No explanations, no reviews.
#Books #Nature #Naturewriting #naturebooks #conservation #naturebookchallenge #booksky
#MycoBookClub
#Books #Nature #Naturewriting #naturebooks #conservation #naturebookchallenge #booksky
#MycoBookClub
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🖼️ Jane Carkill
October 26, 2025 at 7:53 AM
🖼️ Jane Carkill
Me, listening to a mansplain show-off non-question while presenting my book on theriac in Venice to physicians in the astonishing sala dell'albergo at Scuola grande di San Marco
October 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Me, listening to a mansplain show-off non-question while presenting my book on theriac in Venice to physicians in the astonishing sala dell'albergo at Scuola grande di San Marco
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🍄Did you know that today is National Mushroom Day? Celebrate with us by getting 30% off of any of these fun(gi)-filled titles when you order on our website using code READING25!
October 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
🍄Did you know that today is National Mushroom Day? Celebrate with us by getting 30% off of any of these fun(gi)-filled titles when you order on our website using code READING25!
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The 2026 SSHM Conference will be @universityofleeds.bsky.social. The theme will be In/Out and we are inviting papers that consider experiences of being in and/or out of health or health care in any period or geographical location. #HistMed #HistSTM
sshm.org/sshm-2026/
sshm.org/sshm-2026/
SSHM 2026: In/Out
Location: University of Leeds Dates: 30 June to 3 July 2026 Submission Deadline: 5.00pm (GMT) 11th January 2026 Conference Co-Convenors: Dr Alexia Moncrieff & Dr Katherine Rawling Conference Co…
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October 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The 2026 SSHM Conference will be @universityofleeds.bsky.social. The theme will be In/Out and we are inviting papers that consider experiences of being in and/or out of health or health care in any period or geographical location. #HistMed #HistSTM
sshm.org/sshm-2026/
sshm.org/sshm-2026/
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A magnificent exhibition: "Nürnberg Global, 1300-1600," showcasing stunning #MedievalSky & #EarlyModern objects—paintings, engravings, goldsmithing & scientific objects, woodcuts, books (of hours), architectural models, sculptures, armor, textiles, coins. It's SO good!
🗃️ #HistSci #ArtHistory 🏛️
🗃️ #HistSci #ArtHistory 🏛️
October 13, 2025 at 10:34 AM
A magnificent exhibition: "Nürnberg Global, 1300-1600," showcasing stunning #MedievalSky & #EarlyModern objects—paintings, engravings, goldsmithing & scientific objects, woodcuts, books (of hours), architectural models, sculptures, armor, textiles, coins. It's SO good!
🗃️ #HistSci #ArtHistory 🏛️
🗃️ #HistSci #ArtHistory 🏛️
Il farmaco di stato. Teriaca, farmacia e politica nell’Italia di età moderna – Slow Science
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October 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Nature book challenge. A book per day in no particular order, until you've shared ALL of the best nature books in your personal library. No explanations, no reviews.
#Books #Nature #Naturewriting #naturebooks #conservation #naturebookchallenge #booksky #FungiFriends #MycoBookClub
#Books #Nature #Naturewriting #naturebooks #conservation #naturebookchallenge #booksky #FungiFriends #MycoBookClub
October 11, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Nature book challenge. A book per day in no particular order, until you've shared ALL of the best nature books in your personal library. No explanations, no reviews.
#Books #Nature #Naturewriting #naturebooks #conservation #naturebookchallenge #booksky #FungiFriends #MycoBookClub
#Books #Nature #Naturewriting #naturebooks #conservation #naturebookchallenge #booksky #FungiFriends #MycoBookClub
Why so few mushrooms in Western medicine? Mushrooms in early modern Western medicine today at Micocosmo festival in Capo di Ponte
#earlymodern #fungifriends #sciehist #histmed
#earlymodern #fungifriends #sciehist #histmed
September 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Why so few mushrooms in Western medicine? Mushrooms in early modern Western medicine today at Micocosmo festival in Capo di Ponte
#earlymodern #fungifriends #sciehist #histmed
#earlymodern #fungifriends #sciehist #histmed
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@petervale.bsky.social & I are looking for scholars interested in contributing to an upcoming workshop/special issue on aeromobility and 20th science & tech. How aircraft changed scientific practice, use in experiments, air travel as foundation for academic collaboration, etc. Please share!
September 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
@petervale.bsky.social & I are looking for scholars interested in contributing to an upcoming workshop/special issue on aeromobility and 20th science & tech. How aircraft changed scientific practice, use in experiments, air travel as foundation for academic collaboration, etc. Please share!
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Friends! It's the feast day of St. Hildegard of Bingen, an abbess, polymath, mystic, & eel truth-teller.
Medieval thinkers agreed that eels reproduce asexually. But Hildegard suggested that eels mate at sea, where we can't watch.
No one listened to her. But she was right! 1/2
🗃️🧪
Medieval thinkers agreed that eels reproduce asexually. But Hildegard suggested that eels mate at sea, where we can't watch.
No one listened to her. But she was right! 1/2
🗃️🧪
September 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Friends! It's the feast day of St. Hildegard of Bingen, an abbess, polymath, mystic, & eel truth-teller.
Medieval thinkers agreed that eels reproduce asexually. But Hildegard suggested that eels mate at sea, where we can't watch.
No one listened to her. But she was right! 1/2
🗃️🧪
Medieval thinkers agreed that eels reproduce asexually. But Hildegard suggested that eels mate at sea, where we can't watch.
No one listened to her. But she was right! 1/2
🗃️🧪
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Nature book challenge. A book per day in no particular order, until you've shared ALL of the best nature books in your personal library. No explanations, no reviews.
#Books #Nature #Naturewriting #naturebooks #conservation #naturebookchallenge #booksky
#FungiFriends #MycoBookClub
#Books #Nature #Naturewriting #naturebooks #conservation #naturebookchallenge #booksky
#FungiFriends #MycoBookClub
September 13, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Nature book challenge. A book per day in no particular order, until you've shared ALL of the best nature books in your personal library. No explanations, no reviews.
#Books #Nature #Naturewriting #naturebooks #conservation #naturebookchallenge #booksky
#FungiFriends #MycoBookClub
#Books #Nature #Naturewriting #naturebooks #conservation #naturebookchallenge #booksky
#FungiFriends #MycoBookClub