The first image of a natural history museum appeared in Ferrante Imperato’s ‘Natural History’ (1599), a book that is, nonetheless, not a catalogue of the contents of his museum. This article explores contemporary accounts of the Neapolitan apothecary’s collection, and offers a close reading of its portrayal in this woodcut, in relation to the contents of the ‘Natural History’. How did Imperato’s museum reflect his relations with other naturalists, in Naples and beyond, and the politics of knowledge in Spanish Naples? What kind of civic monument was Imperato’s museum?

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为什么要把博物馆放在书中？Ferrante Imperato 和 16 世纪那不勒斯的自然历史形象

自然历史博物馆的第一幅图像出现在 Ferrante Imperato 的“自然历史”（1599 年）中，尽管如此，这本书并不是他博物馆内容的目录。本文探讨了对那不勒斯药剂师收藏的当代描述，并提供了与“自然历史”内容相关的仔细阅读这幅木刻画中的描绘。Imperato 的博物馆如何反映他与那不勒斯及其他地方的其他博物学家的关系，以及西班牙那不勒斯的知识政治？什么样的公民纪念碑是 Imperato 的博物馆？