Excerpt from General Biography, or Lives, Critical and Historical, of the Most Eminent Persons of All Ages, Countries, Conditions, and Professions, Vol. 8: Arranged According to Alphabetical Order Pedrusi, or pedruzzi, paul, a learned antiquary, was born of a noble family at Mantua in 1646. He entered among the Jesuits, and distinguished himself by his know ledge of history and antiquities. He was chosen by Rannucio Duke of Parma, to arrange hi's rich and curious cabinet of medals, and give explanations of them. In 1694 he began to publish an account of this collection, under the title of I Cesari in oro raccolti nel Far nese Museo e publicati Colle loro congrue interpretazioni, Parma, fol.; and he continued his labours till his death in 1721. At'that time seven volumes had been published: the eighth was edited by Peter Piovene, a brother Jesuit. The whole forms ten tomes, and bears the name of the Museo Farnese. Jilorerz'. T iraborcbi. Saxii onomart.-a. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.