Cohen Hall

Abigail Ballantyne

Graduate Student2023 Cohort

My previous research has explored the medical marketplace of Early Modern London and specifically the casebooks of astrology physicians. I am interested in exploring the intertwined histories of science, religion, and magic, from antiquity to the Early Modern period. I have experience working with the object collections of the London Science Museum, and I am interested in incorporating the studies of material culture into my work

Education

Scottish Masters with Honours (BA) History & Archaeology, from the University of Edinburgh

Research Interests

History of Science, Medicine, and Technology, History of Magic, Material Cultural Studies, Medieval Islamic Scientific Manuscripts, Astrological Medicine, London Sanitation Movement, History of Graveyards & Burial Practices