Dissertazione di Francesco Cancellieri intorno agli uomini dotati di gran memoria ed a quelli divenuti smemorati

Published in Rome in 1815 by Francesco Bourlie, this scholarly treatise by the bibliographer and polymath Francesco Cancellieri explores the curiosities of human memory. Cancellieri, a prominent figure in Roman intellectual circles of the early nineteenth century, dedicated much of his life to cataloging the lives and intellectual habits of historical figures, and this work serves as an examination of both those possessing extraordinary mnemonic faculties and those who suffered from memory loss.

The design and structure of the work reflect the classical erudition typical of the Napoleonic and Restoration eras in Italy, characterized by a methodical, encyclopedic approach to biographical data. While the text is primarily valued by historians of science and bibliophiles for its niche documentation of memory-related phenomena, it stands as a testament to Cancellieri's reputation as a tireless chronicler of the obscure and the exceptional, illustrating the transitional focus of early modern scholarship toward psychological and biological observations.