The unpublished drawings by Domenico Cirillo in the Società dei Naturalisti in Napoli

Antonino De Natale

doi:10.6093/978-88-6887-113-0

The unpublished drawings by Domenico Cirillo in the Società dei Naturalisti in Napoli

Authors

Antonino De Natale

Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.6093/978-88-6887-113-0

Keywords:

Filippo Cavolini, Domenico Cirillo, Banco di Napoli, history of science, neapolitan publishing

Synopsis

Editor: FedOA -Federico II University Press

Series: Cavoliniana. Monographies of the Società dei Naturalisti in Napoli

Pages: 337

Language: Italiano

NBN: http://nbn.depositolegale.it/resolver.pl?nbn=urn:nbn:it:unina-27907

Abstract: From the reorganization of the Archive of the Society of Naturalists in Naples, some drawings of insects and plants by Domenico Cirillo (1739-1799) reappear after two hundred and twenty years, fortunately escaped the fury of the Sanfedisti when they sacked and destroyed his house. They were confused among the papers of his pupil and friend Filippo Cavolini (1756-1810). Carefully studied in this volume, they are for the first time made known to scholars and admirers of the great physician and naturalist, who died for his ideals of justice and for the renewal of the old regime society. In addition to contributions documenting the contacts that Cirillo had with artists and printers, the volume also includes information on the costs he incurred for the publication of his books, to which is added the history that occurred to the manuscript papers of Filippo Cavolini and its descendants, the family De Mellis, which merged into the Society of Naturalists.

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Author Biography

Antonino De Natale, Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy

Antonino De Natale, botanist and expert in the conservation of cultural heritage, has been dealing with flora, historical herbaria, ethnobotany and ex situ conservation of microbial communities for many years. A member of the Society of Naturalists in Naples, he currently teaches Mediterranean Geobotany and General Botany at the University of Naples "Federico II". He is the author of numerous national and international publications.