This collected volume in the form of a handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the contents and processes of artistic and scientific education in the 18th century. The articles examine various knowledge discourses in literature, art, science and philosophy and take account of various "discourse locations" such as learned correspondence, libraries, the Jesuit order, schools, encyclopaedias, galleries etc. With this, the publication makes an essential contribution to clarifying questions of relevance for the 18th century and its significance for the humanities