This paper focused on the historical-scientific study of the diamond specimens preserved at the Mineral- ogical and Lithological Section of the Natural History Museum of the University of Firenze, analyzing the theoretical trajectories that the specimens have traced since their entry into the museum, along with the relationships with the people who have recovered and studied them in the past. The study therefore “un- packed” this diamond collection, considering the specimens included in it as material, scientific and social representations. This approach is made possible through the analysis of the role attributed to the diamond samples by the Florentine Natural History Museum over the centuries, along with the investigation of their function in contemporary scientific speculation, thanks to the study of the connections they continue to have with curators, scholars and visitors.

Diamonds are a Museum’s Best Friends. Historical-scientific study of the diamond collection at the Natural History Museum of the University of Firenze / Annarita Franza; Elena Lascialfari; Luciana Fantoni; Giovanni Pratesi. - In: MUSEOLOGIA SCIENTIFICA. - ISSN 1123-265X. - ELETTRONICO. - 14:(2020), pp. 50-66.

Diamonds are a Museum’s Best Friends. Historical-scientific study of the diamond collection at the Natural History Museum of the University of Firenze

Annarita Franza;Elena Lascialfari;Luciana Fantoni;Giovanni Pratesi
2020

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This paper focused on the historical-scientific study of the diamond specimens preserved at the Mineral- ogical and Lithological Section of the Natural History Museum of the University of Firenze, analyzing the theoretical trajectories that the specimens have traced since their entry into the museum, along with the relationships with the people who have recovered and studied them in the past. The study therefore “un- packed” this diamond collection, considering the specimens included in it as material, scientific and social representations. This approach is made possible through the analysis of the role attributed to the diamond samples by the Florentine Natural History Museum over the centuries, along with the investigation of their function in contemporary scientific speculation, thanks to the study of the connections they continue to have with curators, scholars and visitors.
2020
14
50
66
Annarita Franza; Elena Lascialfari; Luciana Fantoni; Giovanni Pratesi
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