Manipulating Flora. Gardens as Laboratories in the Renaissance and Early Modern Europe

January 21, 2016 - January 22, 2016
Institute for Research in the Humanities, University of Bucharest

1 Dimitrie Brandza St.
Bucharest RO-060102
Romania

Speakers:

Antonio Clericuzio
University of Roma Tre
Florike Egmond
(unaffiliated)
Florike Egmond
Leiden University
Alette Fleischer
(unaffiliated)
Alette Fleischer
University of Amsterdam
Hiro Hirai
(unaffiliated)
Hiro Hirai
Radboud University Nijmegen
Cesare Pastorino
(unaffiliated)
Cesare Pastorino
Technische Universität Berlin
Doina-Cristina Rusu
(unaffiliated)
Doina-Cristina Rusu
University of Bucharest

Organisers:

Fabrizio Baldassarri
(unaffiliated)
Dana Jalobeanu
Politehnica University of Bucharest
Oana Matei
(unaffiliated)

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Botany plays an overlooked role in shaping early modernity. Because philosophers, scholars, experimenters, physicians and botanists moved between public horti botanici and (secret or) private gardens, this workshop seeks original contributions exploring the connection between experiments with plants and the emergence of modern science and philosophy. Our focus will be on the influences of experimentation with plants in natural philosophy, but also in the development of particular sciences. Wide-ranging contributions discussing the art(s) of experimentation with plants, or exploring the collaborative dimension of the processes of botanical (and physiological) knowledge are welcome, as long as they help to reveal the significant status of manipulating nature through botanical studies.

Researchers from various areas are invited to submit proposals by the 15th of October including the author’s name, affiliation, a short CV, and contact information (the email address), the paper title (15-word maximum), an abstract (250-word maximum), and a short bibliography (up to 5 works). Submit proposals via email to [email protected]

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#Botanical studies; Husbandry; Descartes; Bacon; Renaissance; Alchemy; Gardening; Architecture; Therapeutics