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Promoting institutions

Institute and Museum of the History of Science, Florence

Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali - Direzione Generale per i Beni Librari, gli Istituti Culturali ed il Diritto d'Autore - Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico delle Biblioteche Italiane e per le Informazioni Bibliografiche (ICCU)

Regione Toscana – Assessorato alla Cultura

Coordination

Marco Berni

Editorial coordination

Elena Fani

Database implementation and interactive maps

Leonardo Curioni

Places texts

Elena Fani and Graziano Magrini
with contribute of: Nicoletta Baldini, Maura Beghè, Francesco Boccanera (farmacie storiche), Paolo Brenni, Cristina Bucci, Filippo Camerota, Francesca Carletti, Fausto Casi, Laura Celli, Valentina Cupiraggi, Paolo Galluzzi, Enrico Giusti, Antonella Gozzoli, Paolo Grossoni, Francesca Romana Guglielmi, Anna Vittoria Laghi (farmacie storiche), Laura Manetti, Stefania Mangia, Ilaria Marcelli, Francesco Marchetti, Mara Miniati, Donato Monaco, Gabriele Pratesi, Cristina Rosselli, Roberto Sonnini, Anna Toscano, Alessandro Tosi, Carlo Triarico, Marco Triarico

Thematic itineraries texts

Marco Berni: The science of building in the Renaissance
Stefano Casati: Meteorology in Florence
Elena Fani: Francesco Redi in Tuscany, Glassware in Tuscany, The manufacture of ceramics in Tuscany, Metallurgy in Tuscany, History of the theatre: scenic space in Tuscany, History of the Road Network of Tuscany, Railways in Lorraine Tuscany
Antonella Gozzoli: Medicine in Tuscany
Graziano Magrini: Historic aqueducts in Tuscany, Astronomy in Tuscany, Reclamation in Tuscany, The places of Leonardo Ximenes, Science at Places of Worship in Florence, The Roads of Marble, Seaside hostels in Tuscany, Thermal baths in Tuscany, Popular traditions in Tuscany
Anna Toscano: Chemistry in Tuscany, Mathematics and physics in Tuscany, Thermal baths in Tuscany
Alessandro Tosi: Art and science in Tuscany, Botany in Tuscany, Cartography in Tuscany, Gardens of Florence, Earth Sciences in Tuscany, Zoology in Tuscany

Galileian itinerary

Sara Bonechi
PDF layout: Monica Tassi

Leonardian itinerary

Alessandro Vezzosi, with contribute of Agnese Sabato
Biography of Leonardo da Vinci: Valentina Cupiraggi
Animation design “Two projects for the Arno”: Daniela Vespoli

Geographic itineraries

Elena Fani

Images

Archivio Iconografico Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Archivio Fotografico Regione Toscana
Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale Firenze
Soprintendenza speciale per il Polo Museale fiorentino
Special thanks to the institutions that provided illustrations
The authors of the photos are written next to each image

Images post-processing: Andrea Braghiroli, Monica Tassi, Daniela Vespoli, Francesco Zan

Web site

Programming and database: Fabrizio Butini, Leonardo Curioni
XSL programming: Elena Fani
Graphic and HTML pages: Roberta Massaini e Danette St.Onge
XHTML and CSS accessibility: Damiana Luzzi

Itineraries Bibliography ? Links to IMSS library catalogue and SBN index catalogue

Elena Della Valle, Elisa Di Renzo, Adele Pocci, Ilaria Poggi, Daniela Pozzi, Camilla Rotoli

English translation

Victor Beard, Catherine Frost, Anna Teicher, Edward Tosques

Special thanks to

Luisa Barattin, Sabina Bernacchini, Stefano Casati, Simona Filardo, Maria Chiara Flori, Alessandra Lenzi, Paolo Mazzanti, Elena Montali, Franca Principe, Iolanda Rolfo, Paola Scortecci, Jacopo Tonini.