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Bibliothecae Josephi Renati Imperialis Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae diaconi catalogus secundum auctorum cognomina dispositus : una cum altero catalogo scientiarum et artium
No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
Extensive searches across multiple library catalogs and databases yielded no evidence of an English translation of Giusto Fontanini's 'Catalog of the Library of Giuseppe Renato Imperiali' (1711). Given the nature of the work as a specialized 18th-century bibliographical catalog, it is highly probable that no English translation exists.
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Step inside the intellectual heart of 18th-century Rome with this monumental catalog of Cardinal Giuseppe Renato Imperiali’s legendary library. Discover how one man’s nine-year 'millstone' of labor created a public sanctuary for scholars, mapping a world of knowledge that ranges from forbidden heterodox texts to the earliest editions of Dante Alighieri.