Extensive and detailed alphabetical list of the 'epitheta ornantes' of Mary (f.e. columba, miraculum, porta etc.), with references to to the more as well as lesser known biblical and classical othors and the works where they mention the specific qualification. It contains also an alphabetical and chronological index of the authors to which reference is made, as well as a short biographical note. A first version of the work appeared as 'Bibliotheca Mariana' in Rome 1648 and the new edition with this title in Cologne 1683. It went through at least 3 editions (1684, 1694, 1710) and was last published in 1727. Born in Torcilliano, Italy, Ippolito Marracci entered the order of the Friars Regular of the Mother of God in 1621. When he was 34 years old he became vicar general of his order, and looked after the parish of Santa Maria in Campitelli. His main passion was research on Mary: he wrote 100 books on her of which 32 were published and which contain valuable information about the writings of earlier theologians that are now lost. He became known as a strong proponent of Mary's Immaculate Conception, on account of which he was investigated by the Holy Office. He was arrested and kept imprisoned in a small cell for many months. Graesse IV, p. 415 ('Catalogue Bibliographique tres rare...'); Not in BCNI; OCLC lists 1 copy of this edition only (Univ. of Dayton)