Alberti, Leander

, adominican and provincial of his order, was born at Bologna in 1479, and died in 1552. | He wrote in Italian, 1. “Historic di Bologna, deca e libro primo deca secunda sino all” anno 1253,“Bologna, 1541, 4to. The second and third books were not published until long after his death, by F. Lucio Caccianemici, who added two supplements, 1590 and 1591, 4to. 2.” Cronica delle principali Famiglie Bolognesi, &c.“Vincenza, 1592, 4to. 3.” Descrizione di tutta l'Italia,“printed at Bologna in his life-time, fol. 1550, and reprinted, Venice, 1551 and 1553, 1561, 1581, and 1588. This work, so often published, is replete with curious facts, but the author has shewn less judgment in adopting the fables of Annius of Viterbo. 4. In Latin,” De Viris illustribus ordinis praedicatorum, libri sex in unum congesti,“Bologna, 1517, fol. 5.” Dialriba de increments Domini Venetce,“and” De claris viris reipublicse Venetae," which are printed in Contarini’s VenetianRepublic, ed. 2, Leiden, 1628. ¹