Serafino Cerva (; 1696–1759), also known as Saro, was the author of Ragusan Library, the first encyclopedia in the Dalmatian language, which comprised 435 biographies of ancient men and of the "Athens of the Adriatic" (Ragusa). He translated some minor local literary works into Italian. He belonged to the Cerva family. See also List of notable Ragusans References Further reading 1696 births 1759 deaths Ragusan historians People from the Republic of Ragusa 18th-century Italian historians