Vedova - Biografia degli Scrittori Padovani - 1832-1836

BIOGRAPHY OF PADOVAN WRITERS IN 7 ORIGINALISSIMO ISSUES
An important biobibliographic repertoire dedicated to writers and men of culture linked to Padua, created by Giuseppe Vedova and published in Padua by the Tipi della Minerva between 1832 and 1836. The complete work consists of two volumes and here it is presented in the rare original editorial form, divided into seven issues with blue stitched wrappers, each bearing the issue number and the price of “Austr. L. 3.” Some of the issues still preserve closed sheets, a feature particularly interesting for authenticity and conservation. The repertoire remained for a long time a fundamental source for Padovan literary, scientific and cultural history and is still cited in contemporary specialist bibliographies.

REASONS FOR COLLECTING / WHY TO BUY
ORIGINAL EDITORIAL FORM – The work is preserved in seven separate issues with the printed blue wrappers, far more evocative and bibliographically significant than the copies later rebound.
PARTIALLY UNOPENED ISSUE – Several sheets remain closed, documenting a state of preservation close to the original emission and especially valued in an 19th-century book collection.
FUNDAMENTAL REFERENCE ON PADOVA – The Biography of Padovan writers collects information on literati, historians, scientists, physicians, scholars and figures tied to the University and to the city’s culture and is still used as a source in local and academic studies. Museo del Territorio dei Colli Euganei
COMPLETE WORK 1832–1836 – The two volumes were published in Padua by the Tipi della Minerva in 1832 and 1836; the present copy preserves in full the sequence of the seven editorial issues.

MARKET VALUE
The present copy, though in wrappers and with inevitable marginal fragilities, has the collectible advantage of preserving all seven issues in their original wrappers and some of the sheets still closed. A prudent antiquarian valuation can place it in the €300–400 range.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION AND CONDITION
Copy preserved in the seven original editorial issues, with blue paper wrappers featuring a typographic frame, title, issue number and price “Austr. L. 3.” Numerous margins with deckle edges and several issues still partially unopened. Wrappers with small abrasions, marginal gaps and signs of time; sporadic foxing and physiological browning of the papers. Overall a genuine copy of particular interest precisely for the survival of the original wrappers and the partially unopened state. In ancient books with a centuries-long history, a few imperfections may be present, not always noted in the description. This listing includes AI Visuals. Refer to the original photographs to verify the object's actual condition. Images are an integral part of the description. Pp.
Vol. I: (2); 176.
Vol. II: (2); 177-312; (2).
Vol. III: (2); 313-488; (2).
Vol. IV: (2); 489-646; (2).
Vol. V: (2); 144; (2).
Vol. VI: (2); 145-328; (2).
Vol. VII: (2); 329-456; (2).

FULL TITLE AND AUTHOR
Biography of Padovan writers.
Padua, by the Tipi della Minerva, 1832–1836.
Giuseppe Vedova.

CONTEXT AND SIGNIFICANCE
The Biography of Padovan writers belongs to the great 19th-century era of municipal historical-biographical repertoires, created with the aim of reconstructing the intellectual patrimony of Italian cities through the lives and works of their authors. Vedova’s work is especially important for Padua because it gathers information on literati, scholars, religious figures, physicians, jurists, scientists and university teachers, often accompanied by bibliographic notes that are difficult to find elsewhere. Its utility as a source is confirmed by the frequency with which it is still cited in studies on the history of Padua, the University, local collections and the local book culture.

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF THE AUTHOR
Giuseppe Vedova was a learned Padovan biographer active in the first half of the 19th century, deeply interested in the cultural history of his city and the University of Padua. His activity focused on collecting and organizing information about authors, scholars and figures of the Padovan tradition. Biography of Padovan writers is his best-known work and remained a reference repertoire for local historiography, cited today in studies dedicated to the cultural, artistic and scientific history of the territory.

PRINTING HISTORY AND CIRCULATION
The work appeared progressively in issues at the Tipi della Minerva in Padua and was later bibliographically regarded as composed of two volumes: the first dated 1832 and the second 1836. Digitized copies held in major libraries confirm this arrangement; Google Books records the first volume with 645 pages and the second with date 1836, while other bibliographies note for the second volume about 455–463 pages. Google Books The seven-issue form, as in the present copy, materially documents the original mode of distribution of the work before the frequent joining of issues into two bound volumes. A 20th-century reprint also testifies to the continued interest in the repertoire.

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES
ICCU / SBN, s.v. Giuseppe Vedova, Biography of Padovan writers. WorldCat / OCLC, Biography of Padovan writers, Giuseppe Vedova, Padova, Tipi della Minerva, 1832–1836. Open Library / Internet Archive, digitized editions of the work, OCLC 2589554. Open Library Google Books, Biography of Padovan writers, vol. I, Padua, Tipi della Minerva, 1832, 645 pp. Google Libri Google Books, Biography of Padovan writers, vol. II, Padua, Tipi della Minerva, 1836. Google Libri Museo del Territorio dei Colli Euganei, local historical bibliography, with citation of the work in 2 vols., Padova 1832–1836. Museo del Territorio dei Colli Euganei Biblioteca Universitaria di Padova and modern studies related to the history of the book and Padovan culture, with frequent references to Vedova.