Pompa e intelletto: Formen der Ordnung und Inszenierung botanischen Wissens im späten Großherzogtum der Medici (Phoenix)

By examining the collecting interests and protective practices of Cosimo III de’ Medici, the study reveals the close ties between the arts and natural sciences in the early modern period. A number of previously unpublished sources of images and texts reveal a panorama of botanical splendor and scholarship during the era of the "last Medici" and examine the achievements and boundaries of grand-ducal patronage.