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Journal of the History of Collections Advance Access originally published online on September 29, 2007
Journal of the History of Collections 2007 19(2):177-190; doi:10.1093/jhc/fhm032
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© The Author 2007. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.

Academicians and academies in eighteenth-century Naples

Elvira Chiosi


  Abstract

The academies make it possible to trace the transformations that took place in eighteenth-century Neapolitan society, and their history illuminates the role played by Freemasonry throughout the Enlightenment. They promoted dialogue between professional corporations and the establishment, as the former experimented with new training and production methods. Natural history played a crucial role, investigating the territory in terms of both space and time and accumulating knowledge and resources which could benefit the nation. The area around Vesuvius became a laboratory where scientists, enquirers into natural phenomena and antiquaries worked side by side, while Naples established itself as the capital of research into archaeology and natural history.

Address for correspondence Professor Elvira Chiosi, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Dipartimento di Scienze dello Stato, via Santa Lucia 133, 80132 Naples, Italy elvira.chiosi{at}unina.it

Translated by Mark Weir


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