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Giuseppe Sermoneta. Autograph on book: Il ratto della Signora Anna del Monte… 1989, in Italian Editor and author of the scientific publication Giuseppe Sermoneta, His Autograph on book: Il ratto della Signora Anna del Monte trattenuta a' catecumeni tredici giorni dalli 6 fino alli 19 maggio anno 1749. Carucci editore, Roma, 1989, 187 pp. Soft cover, size: 24 x 16.5 cm, Condition: some discoloring to cover, good condition. Weight: 405 gr. «Ratto della Signora Anna del Monte trattenuta a’ Catecumini tredici giorni dalli 6 fino alli 19 maggio anno 1749» The abduction of Mrs. Anna del Monte, held by the Catechumens for thirteen days from May 6th to 19th, 1749. This book is a publication and study of a unique 18th-century Jewish diary—the story of a young Roman Jewish woman, Anna del Monte, who was forcibly detained in the Casa dei Catecumeni (House of the Catechumens) with the intention of converting to Catholicism. The original diary belonged to Anna del Monte; The manuscript was later copied and preserved by her brother, Tranquillo del Monte; The modern scholarly edition was prepared by Giuseppe Sermoneta.