In the 16th and 17th centuries, it became an "intellectual fad," he said, for thinkers to cite ancient Greek and Roman sources rather than scientists of the Middle Ages. In some cases, this ...

Here’s a look at some of the oddest anatomy superstitions that have survived through the ages. The Left Hand: A Symbol of Misfortune One of the most widespread superstitions involving anatomy ...

Hospitals in the Middle Ages weren’t quite what we picture today. In this video, we explore how health care actually worked ...

Then they became the monster of the Middle Ages. Since ancient times, ... At the time, anatomy was being carefully studied and, as the 20th-century art historian Jurgis Baltrušaitis observed, ...

This week saw more than 2,500 scholars of the Middle Ages descend on the University of Leeds (England) for the 25th annual International Medieval Congress. There, over the course of 4 days and ...