Abstract
AbstractThe paper reconstructs the origins and dispersal of the Eruditi Italiani archive, now held at the Getty Research Institute in 234 volumes (comprising 18,000 letters, most written between 1701 and 1799). This collection, originally preserved at the convent of San Michele di Murano near Venice, was part of a larger collection first assembled by Fortunato Mandelli (1728–97), the convent's librarian, and the collector Giulio Bernardino Tomitano (1761–1828). The original collection is now dispersed among the Saltykov‐Scedrin Library in St. Petersburg, the Biblioteca Medicea‐Laurenziana in Florence, and the Getty Research Institute. The subjects discussed by the correpondents include anatomy, ancient Greek seals and inscriptions, numismatics, epigraphy, painting, sculpture, and topography: an invaluable source for the history of 18th‐century antiquarianism and erudition.
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