This event is in the past.It took place on May 26, 2026 at 2 Rue du Jourdain.


Rencontre avec Guillaume Bunel et Mohamed Amer Meziane pour Lire sous l'écorce
At 2 Rue du Jourdain
Belleville
Renaissance scholars believed walnuts could cure brain ailments because they looked the part. Two authors dissect this strange "art of signatures" and the messy reality of early scientific discovery through their book Lire sous l'écorce. Come for the botanical mystery, stay for the scholarly debate.
Renaissance history
botanical medicine
author talk
intellectual debate
Tips
📖read the book beforehand for deeper discussion
🍷arrive early to browse the bookshop
💭bring questions about Renaissance science
Rencontre avec Guillaume Bunel et Mohamed Amer Meziane pour Lire sous l'écorce
At 2 Rue du Jourdain
Belleville


Renaissance scholars believed walnuts could cure brain ailments because they looked the part. Two authors dissect this strange "art of signatures" and the messy reality of early scientific discovery through their book Lire sous l'écorce. Come for the botanical mystery, stay for the scholarly debate.
Renaissance history
botanical medicine
author talk
intellectual debate
Tips
📖read the book beforehand for deeper discussion
🍷arrive early to browse the bookshop
💭bring questions about Renaissance science
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