Lettera dell’ ab. Carlo Ciocchi bibliotecario di S.A.S. il sig. duca di Modena, al dottissimo sig. abate Francescoantonio Zaccaria reguardante alcone piú importanti notizie della vita, e delle opera del chiarissimo signor cavaliere ab. Girolomo Tiraboschi.
Modena: Presso la Societa'Tipografica, 1796. Item #49 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 Modena, as well as the artist, engravers, architects, and sculptors, who created such significant works of art for the city. Following his biographical essay Ciocchi describes the career of Tiraboschi and in addition to focusing on his monumental Biblioteca Modenese, he describes his other standard work, Dizionario Topografico-Storico degli Stati Estense, a two-volume work published posthumously in 1824-25. This work, based on the holdings of documents in the archive of Modena State Library provides a historical view of the evolution of the Estense State, its principal towns, territories and districts, with information on the development or devolution of both urban and rural towns. Ciocchi also provides a critique of Tiraboschi’s 13 volume publication, Storia della letteratura Italiana, which appeared from 1772-1784 ,The pamphlet also includes a 10-page list of all Tiraboschi’s published works. See Enrico Zucchi. Girolamo Tiraboschi, Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, volume 95, (2019). OCLC cites one copy in America, at the University of Wisconsin.
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