Il canapajo di Giraloamo Baruffaldi

Girolamo Baruffaldi, 1741

Girolamo Baruffaldi (Ferrara, 17 July 1675 - Cento, 31 March 1753 (or 1755)) was an Italian priest, poet and scholar, also known for the production of famous philological fakes. He composed a poem in eight books entitled Il Canapaio, with a great attention to the agronomic aspects of the cultivation of hemp, which was of great importance for the agriculture of the Cento region and was widely used by the Venetian fleet.

Reference:
Baruffaldi, G. (1741). Il canapajo di Giraloamo Baruffaldi. Bologna: Stamperia di Lelio dalla Volpe