Bibliotheca judaica antichristiana: Qua editi et inediti judaeorum adversus christianam religionem libri recensentur

Giovanni Bernardo De Rossi (1742–1831) first studied Hebrew in Turin as a requirement for his theology degree. Having swiftly mastered several Semitic languages and been ordained a priest, he was appointed professor of oriental languages at the University of Parma in 1769. Despite offers from Pavia, Madrid and Rome, he remained there until his death. An important collector of manuscripts and incunabula – in 1785 Pius VI tried to acquire his library for the Vatican – De Rossi published exten...