Family Name: Barbò Da Soncin Carburi
First Name: Cecilia
Birth Place: Padova
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She was born into the noble Barbò Da Soncin family of Padua, probably in the second half of the 18th century. Her brother, Antonio, served as canon of the cathedral of Padua (canonico del duomo) and was a supporter of the Masonic Lodge of Padua - an affiliation shared by her husband, Marco Carburi (1731–1808), whom she married on September 4, 1780. Marco Carburi, a Greek from Argostoli (Cephalonia) who came to Italy at a young age, studied medicine and chemistry first in Padua and later in Bologna. After settling in Padua, he founded the Institute of Chemistry (Istituto di Chimica).

Apart from a few translations, little is known about Cecilia’s intellectual activities. Her translated works, however, reveal a keen interest in education for children - especially girls - an issue of considerable importance in her day. In the 1770s, Cecilia also maintained an epistolary correspondence with Melchiorre Cesarotti, exchanging letters of a pastoral, bucolic tone.
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  • Historiettes et conversations a l'usage des enfants qui commencent a épeler et de ceux qui commencent a lire un peu couramment

  • Translation Title: Istoriette e conversazioni ad uso de' Fanciulli che cominciano a compitare. Tradotte dal francese.
  • Original Author: Friederike von Wiesenhuetten?
  • Original title: Historiettes et conversations a l'usage des enfants qui commencent a épeler et de ceux qui commencent a lire un peu couramment
  • Publ. Year From: 1789 to:
  • lang: French
  • Translation: Istoriette e conversazioni ad uso de' Fanciulli che cominciano a compitare. Tradotte dal francese.
  • Publisher: Stamperia Penada
  • Pub. Place: Padova
  • Pub. Date: 1799
  • Lang: Italian
  • Note:

    Ferri states that the original book is English. 


  • Lydie de Gersin, ou, Histoire d'une jeune Angloise de huit ans, pour servir à l'instruction & à l'amusement des jeunes Françoises du même âge

  • Translation Title: Lidia di Gersin, ossia Istoria d'una Fanciulla inglese di ott'anni per servir d'istruzione e di trattenimento alle Fanciulle della medesima età. Traduzione dal Francese.
  • Original Author: Friederike von Wiesenhütten?
  • Original title: Lydie de Gersin, ou, Histoire d'une jeune Angloise de huit ans, pour servir à l'instruction & à l'amusement des jeunes Françoises du même âge
  • Publ. Year From: 1789 to:
  • lang: French
  • Note:

    Seems to be a translation of an English text.
  • Translation: Lidia di Gersin, ossia Istoria d'una Fanciulla inglese di ott'anni per servir d'istruzione e di trattenimento alle Fanciulle della medesima età. Traduzione dal Francese.
  • Publisher: Penada
  • Pub. Place: Padova
  • Pub. Date: 1799
  • Lang: Italian

  • Robinson der jüngere

  • Translation Title: Il nuovo Robinsone del Sig. Campè. Traduz. dal Francese
  • Original Author: Joachim Heinrich Campe
  • Original title: Robinson der jüngere
  • Publ. Year From: 1777 to:
  • lang: German
  • Note:

    There are several reprints of the text between 1779 and 1810.
  • Title: Le Nouveau Robinson pour servir à l'amusement et à l'instruction des enfans... ouvrage traduit de l'allemand
  • Publisher: Poinçot
  • Pub. Year: 1784
  • Lang: French
  • Note:

    This translation was republished in Genève, J.-J. Peschoud, in 1801

  • Translation: Il nuovo Robinsone del Sig. Campè. Traduz. dal Francese
  • Publisher: Penada
  • Pub. Place: Padova
  • Pub. Date: 1809
  • Lang: Italian
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