Abstract
Carlo Lasinio (plate Ia) is a name that is linked with the Camposanto in Pisa. Appointed Keeper in 1807, he retained that position until his death in 1838, concentrating his energies during this long period upon the restoration of the building and its contents. Notable among these were, of course, the frescoes and the antiquities of which both Carlo Lasinio and his son, Giovanni Paolo, made famous sets of etchings. By this means, as well as by his habitual concern for the upkeep of the building, Carlo Lasinio won for himself and for the Camposanto a considerable reputation, which was widely acknowledged in nineteenth-century travel literature and private journals, particularly those of English authorship. One such journal, that of an English eccentric, the Rev. Robert Finch (1783–1830), turns out to be an invaluable source for anyone interested in Pisa at this time.
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