1796 · Modena
by Ciocchi, Carlo
Modena: Presso la Societa'Tipografica, 1796. 8vo. 200 x 143 mm., (7 ¾ x 5 ½ inches). 36 pp. Illustrated with one folding plate. Disbound.
Rare bio-bibliography of the literary historian and bibliographer, Girolomo Tiraboschi (1731-1794), whose Biblioteca Modenese, published between 1781-86 in six volumes, set a standard for future historians studying the printing and literary history of the cities of northern Italy. Tiraboschi was elected Prefect of the Biblioteca Estense, following in the footsteps of great scholar L. A. Muratori. In addition to bibliography, Tiraboschi wrote extensively on the Estense family who ruled Ferrara (truncated)
Rare bio-bibliography of the literary historian and bibliographer, Girolomo Tiraboschi (1731-1794), whose Biblioteca Modenese, published between 1781-86 in six volumes, set a standard for future historians studying the printing and literary history of the cities of northern Italy. Tiraboschi was elected Prefect of the Biblioteca Estense, following in the footsteps of great scholar L. A. Muratori. In addition to bibliography, Tiraboschi wrote extensively on the Estense family who ruled Ferrara (truncated)