1797+] 
Languages of Italy, in 3 vols. 8vo. and 
The Hiffory of Paintings in the Southern 
Parts of Italy; thefe have not been held 
in great eflimation The Tufcans, how- 
ever, have not wholly degenerated. Mr. 
SESTINI is a well-informed naturalift 
and antiquarian, and well-known froin 
his travels in the Levant. He publithed, 
in the period’ from 1779 to 1794, the 
following works, d Dejcription of the Mu- 
feeum of the Prince of &ifeart—Numi/matic 
Differtations, and Travels through Turkey. 
The Abbot Manirr is entitled to the 
efteem of the learned. As Travels 
through Cyprus, Syria, and Pal:ftine, in g 
vols. 8vo. prefent novel ideas to politi- 
cians, learned men, and artifts. Mr. 
BATTINI is a learned naturalift: he has 
publifhed Enquiries concerning the Mineral 
Waters of Sienna. Dr, MascaGwnt is an 
able phyfician ; he is now about to pub- 
lith the fecond édition of his celebrated 
Syftem of the Lymphatic Veffels. The H/- 
tory of Tufcany, under ibe Houle of Medicas, 
by SALLUZZO, is an incomplete work, 
and it is matter of regret, as a French 
Journalift obferves, that no good hiftorio- 
graphy has as yet appeared of that ce- 
lebrated houfe. 
In the Venetfin ftates, the Abbot 
TAELCHIOR CESAROTTI is entitled to 
the firft notice as a learned man. 
¢lufive of his numberlefs tranflations of 
different clatfical productions, from every 
language, the beft of which is, in m 
opinion, the Poems of Offian, he has pub- 
lithed A Rational Cour/e of Greek Literature, 
and Au Effay on the Italian Tongue, In 
the dominions of the republic of Venice, 
the ftudy of agrarian matters is vigorouf- 
ly purfued: witnefs, among others, the 
works of Mr. BERTRAND, printed at 
Vicenza, in 1780. 
The Neapolitan writers, generally 
{peaking, are chargeable with two ma- 
terial faults: the being. rather inclined 
to colleét the fentiments of others, than 
to exhibit a fyftem of new ideas of their 
own; and being deficient in a juft me- 
thod of writing, and in a philotonhical 
or analytical language. This may be 
afcribed to the, prevailing ftyle of the 
bar, which being much fludied in Naples, 
extends its influence over every part of 
literature. 
The great number of civilians in that 
extenfive metropolis, and the inceflant 
contefts between the king and the pope, 
relative to the jurifdiétion of the ftate, 
turn the minds of moft of the learned 
‘toward ciyil and canon law, the rights of 
“ 
Living Italian Writers. 
Ls ca 
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nations, and ecclefiaftical hiftory.- So 
that, though printing be as actively in 
exercife at Naples as in London, few 
literary productions appear there which 
claim an univerfal intereft ; at leaft, they 
bear no proportion to the greatnefs of 
the kingdom. The Neapolitans can 
boaft but few proficients in the mathema- 
tics and natural hiftory, although fome 
of them excel in medicme. The works 
of Cotugno, Cirillo, Andria, Fafano, 
and others, are generaliy known. On 
fubjects of philofophy and politics, next 
to the celebrated Filangieri, is the 
work of D. Francesco pb’ASTORE, 
entitled, The Llocution of Philofothy, in 2 
vols. 8vo. This work is far from being 
well written, although the author is en- 
titled to the higheft praife for having 
been the firft to elicit the true principles 
of oratorical inftitutions in Naples. Tbe 
Effays on the Civilization of Nations, by 
D. Mario PaGano, in 2 vols. 8vo. 
are better executed, and by far more 
original, than the Scrence of Legiflaiion of 
FILANGIER!I: from fome unaccountable 
reafon, however, they have not fucceeded 
well in other countries. D. MexLcart- 
ORRE DeEtrFico has publifhed many 
political writings, the beft of which is 
The Abjurdities of the Roman Laws. D. 
Giustepet GaLanTt has publithed the 
Political and Natural Defcription of the 
Kingdom of Naples, in feveral volumes : he 
is cenfured for want of method and tafte. 
The Abbot Loncano has publifhed © 
mauy works on metephyfical and peliti- 
cal fubjeéts, which are generally efteem- 
ed, above all, his Natural Max. The 
work which refleéts the higheft honour 
on the Neapolitans, is the Art of War, 
by the Marquis Paumierr. This 
learned nobleman merited, by his pro- 
duction, the efteem of the late king of 
Prufha, and theemperor JofephII. Two 
other learned men fhould not be paffed by 
in Naples: D. Pierro SIGNORELLI, 
_who wrote the hiftory’ of the Theatre, 
in.3 vols. $3vo. and D. SaverRIo Mar- 
TEI, author of the Psetical Works of the 
Brble, and formerly a great friend of 
Meraftafio. : 
The true feat of philofophy in Italy 
is, as we have already mentioned, the 
Auftrian. Lombardy. The college of 
Brera, in Milan, is the emporium of all 
the literati of the country, and contains 
whatever is interefting in philology, 
fciences, and arts. Here isa library of 
80,000 volumes, an obfervatory, an aca- 
demy of the fine arts, and a patriotic 
fociety. 
