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The Italian Academies themed collection provides a detailed searchable database for locating printed material relating to the Italian learned Academies active in Bologna, Naples, Padua and Siena in the period 1530-1650 and now held in the collections of the British Library.    

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Please note the catalogue is a work-in-progress and represents the progress to-date of a three-year collaborative project with Royal Holloway University of London which is generously funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

The database can be searched using either Quick or Advanced Search.

The database is divided into 3 main sub-sections:

  • Academies
  • Books
  • Persons

For details of how to use the system, see our search tips.

This catalogue is supported by the

AHRC Royal Holloway
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