PICO, Ranuccio

Appendice de vari soggetti Parmigianiche o per bonta di vita, o per dottrina sono stati in diversi tempi molto celebri & illustri . Divisi in cinque parti, o classi, con la tavola de nomi loro [WITH:] Catalogo de vescovi di Parma, estratto dalla cronica di detta citta. et da altri autori gravi [WITH:] Catalogo overo matricola de' dottori dell'una, e l'altra legge, del collegio di Parma. [WITH:] Aggiunte fatte alla soprascritta appendice con gli errori piu notabili

      Mario Vigna, Parma 1642 - Contemporary vellum over boards (small piece torn from front bottom corner; without end-papers) 4to . FIRST EDITION of this important reference work of "whos who" of Parma with emphasis on the author's lifetime; "Del Dottore Ranuccio Pico [1568-1644] Secretario dell'Altezza Sereniss. di Parma." The work is divided in four parts: the first is a collection of biographical accounts of important citizens; the second is a catalogue of the bishops of Parma; the third part consists of biographies of those who received doctorates at the University including accounts of their published works--the present author gives himself two and a half pages; the last part is a supplement to the first three parts. An important source book for the history of the city and university with a detailed and useful index. The work is rare and apparently never reprinted with OCLC locating only two microfilm copies (LC & Univ. of Illinois). It is interesting to note that there were several last minute corrections made with canceled leaves that also appear in the copy used for the microfilm Four parts in 1 vol.: [10], 3-246; 97, [24]; [2], 81-173, [68] pp. With cancelled leaves (complete with same cancels as in the Folger microform copy); Woodcut printer's devices on each of the four title- pages and printed within ornate typographic borders; several contemporary ownership inscriptions on title-page as well as an early illegible ownership stamp; H.P. Kraus bookplate on front paste-down along with a small older collections bookplate. §. [Attributes: Hard Cover]