Global Aldrovandi represents the first volume to consider the Bolognese polymath’s engagement with the growing world of the early modern period through a variety of disciplinary approaches. The essays engage with the complex network the naturalist developed throughout Europe and interrogate his vast archival holdings and collections, considering his impact not only on the early modern period but also into modern times. Traveling from the Americas, Asia, the Middle East, and throughout Europe, the book tells the rich story of an early modern armchair naturalist who traversed the globe via his own studies, correspondence, and collection.

Contributors include Monica Azzolini, Elena Canadelli, Barbara Di Gennaro Splendore, Noemi Di Tommaso, Davide Domenici, Caroline Duroselle-Melish, Paula Findlen, Hannah Marcus, Lia Markey, Daniela Picchi, Alessandra Russo, Cristiana Scappini, Luca Tonetti, Alessandro Tosi, Rebecca Zorach.