16th century editions

The prestigious collection of 16th-century editions held by the University Library of Cagliari originates mainly from the confiscation of the bibliographic heritage belonging to the three Jesuit colleges of San Michele, Santa Teresa, and Santa Croce in Cagliari.
The latter college also contributed the vast book collection that had housed the entire library of the jurist Monserrato Rossellò (1568-1613).
Particularly noteworthy, in addition to the numerous copies of Spanish editions and editions published in Venice by the heirs of Aldo Manuzio, are the first volumes printed in Cagliari by the printing house established in 1566 by Canon Nicolò Canelles. Among these is the Catechism of Auger, a distinguished French Jesuit and confessor to Henry III, a work that quickly became widely distributed and was translated into various languages. It is no coincidence that this work was also chosen as the first to be printed in Cagliari.