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6 unusual facts about Muratori


Andrea Dandolo

Andrea Dandolo wrote two chronicles in Latin on the history of Venice which can be found in volume XII of Muratori’s collection Rerum Italicarum Scriptores.

Carolus Sigonius

The most complete edition of his works is that by P Argelati (Milan, 1732–1737), which contains his life by LA Muratori, the only trustworthy authority for the biographer.

Dominic Vallarsi

He was also highly respected for his archæological learning by such men as Muratori, Apostolo Zeno, Samuel Charles Mazzuchelli, and others.

Francesco Antonio Zaccaria

In 1751 he succeeded Muratori as ducal archivist and librarian of Modena, but was removed in 1768, owing to his Antifebronio, in which he strenuously defended the rights of the Holy See.

Nicolas-Hugues Ménard

The commentary on the book is highly praised by Muratori (Dissert. de rebus liturgicis, ch. 6), who states that Tomassi and Mabillon would have preferred the text of Pamelius but the Maurists, when publishing the notes of Ménard had also to use his text

Placidus Böcken

The sermon appeared also in print, with annotations wherein Böcken characterized as erroneous the contrary opinion of Muratori.


Ludovico Antonio Muratori

Ludovico Antonio Muratori (21 October 1672 – 23 January 1750) was an Italian historian, notable as a leading scholar of his age, and for his discovery of the Muratorian fragment, the earliest known list of New Testament books.


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