Digitalization of the Achille Forti algarium

The aim of this project is to digitalize one of the most notable collections preserved in the Padua Botanical Museum, namely the algarium of Achille Forti (1878-1937), which consists of more than 100 parcels, comprising some 30,000 samples coming from different parts of the world, and from various collectors active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Thanks to the funds provided by the National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Spoke 7, line 7 of the University of Padua, it will be possible to digitalize and take a first step at deciphering and interpreting the invaluable information inscribed on the labels of the sheets making up the algarium. With the digitalization of this collection, there is now the chance to promote the scientific and historical study of the Forti algarium still further, and to expand collaborations with other scholars in the sector, thanks not least to a comparative study of the main algaria dating from the same period as that of Forti, preserved in Italy, and to synergies with other projects for the digitalization of these collections currently under way in Italy.