Digital Library of Italian editions of Linnaeus
Uppsala Studies in History of Science, Volume 34
Reviews
“…The range and quality of the expertise is impressive. The editors can take pride in having produced what is almost certainly the most important contribution to the Linnaean tercentenary—and they have done so in Pisa, far from the recognized centers of Linnaean study, Uppsala, Stockholm, and London. What is more, they have created a model for the study of mechanisms operating in the spread of learning of all sorts.”—Early Science and Medicine, 13 (2008)
“…a useful starting point for research on Italian naturalists of the mid-eighteenth century to the mid-nineteenth century. Its broad scope means that there is something in it to interest anyone concerned with the natural history or sociology of science of the period.”—Isis
“…The scholarly essays to be found here consider Linnaeus’ theories, their public representation and reception, and how these theories found support and controversy in all sectors of Italian society. Plenty of footnoted scholarly references assure college-level readers receive the best in researched science history.” —California Bookwatch
Table of Contents
Preface: The Editors
Opening Remarks: Carl-Olof Jacobson: Linnaeus: The Man and His Image
Ilva Segerdahl Beretta: Italian Naturalists in Linnaeus’ Herbarium
Gabriella Berti Logan: Italian Women Botanists and Linnaeus
Gina Douglas: Italy in the Linnean Collections; A Review of the Biological Specimens, Books and Manuscripts Linking Italy with Linnaeus and the Linnean Society of London
Giuse Scalva: Vitaliano Donati, Linnaeus, and the Scientific Community in Europe in the Mid-18th Century
Renato G. Mazzolini: Linnaeus and Michele Enrico Sagramoso, Knight of the Order of Malta
Marc J. Ratcliff: How Language Matters: Lazzar von Spallanzanus and Carlo Linnei
Marco Beretta: Linneans in Italy: The Case of Johann Jakob Ferber
Simone Contardi: Linnaeus Institutionalized: Felice Fontana, Giovanni Fabbroni, and the Natural History Collections of the Royal Museum of Physics and Natural History of Florence
Federico Tognoni: The Italian Editions of Linnaeus: Iconography and Texts
Alessandra Ferraresi: Linnaeus in Lombardy
Luca Ciancio: “Tuis impulsus consiliis.” Antonio Turra, the Vicenza Academy of Agriculture and the Reception of Linnaeus’ Thought in the Venetian “Terraferma” (1758–1797)
Ezio Vaccari: Linnaeus and Giovanni Arduino: Some Notes on a Difficult Reception in Mineralogy and Geology
Marta Stefani: Linnaeus and the Botanical Society of Florence
Giuliana Forneris: Linnaeus in Piedmont
Marta Cavazza: From Tournefort to Linnaeus: The Slow Conversion of the Institute of Sciences of Bologna
Alessandro Ottaviani: Linnaeus in Rome
Gino Leonardo Di Mitri: The History of Linnaeism in the Kingdom of Naples
Alessandro Tosi: Linneographia Italica: Retracing the Paths of the Image of Linnaeus
Ferdinando Abbri: Linnean Science and Italian Contexts: Some Concluding Remarks
Notes on Contributors, Index of Names