Saluzzo, 1740-1758 -- Rome, 1758-1766 -- The invitation -- Parma, 1768 -- The Duchess and Du Tillot -- Bodoni at work -- José Nicolás de Azara -- Margherita Dall'Aglio -- The private press and the Amoretti and Didot debacles -- Gout and a grape seed -- Two thefts and a fire -- 1798 : the triumphal return and life on the farm -- A letter from Jean-George Handwerck -- The death of a duke, the presentation of a medal, and the death of a duke -- Napoleon -- 1806-1813 -- Il bajon -- La vedova.