Between faith and science. Jesuit libraries in Europe in the age of Enlightenment. The cases of the Clementinum in Prague and the Zambeccari in Bologna

Authors

  • Michele Grasso Dipartimento delle Arti Visive Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2038-6184/7450

Keywords:

Society of Jesus, libraries, Clementinum, Zambeccari

Abstract

The iconographic analysis and the comparison between the eighteenth-century decorative cycles in the Jesuit libraries in Prague and Bologna enabled to identify some elements that can enrich the debate about the controversial interests of the Society of Jesus in the scientific studies. From this aspect, the explicit mentions about Newton and Galileo, found in the Bolognese library, are

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Published

2017-12-01

How to Cite

Grasso, M. (2017). Between faith and science. Jesuit libraries in Europe in the age of Enlightenment. The cases of the Clementinum in Prague and the Zambeccari in Bologna. Figure, 3, 22–33. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2038-6184/7450

Issue

Vol. 3 (2017)

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Articles

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Copyright (c) 2017 Michele Grasso

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