Dibdin, Thomas Frognall; Spencer, George John [Oth.]: Bibliotheca Spenceriana: or a descriptive catalogue of the books printed in the fifteenth century, and of many valuable first editions, in the library of George John Earl Spencer (Band 1) (London, 1814) [Cicognara, 4650-1]

270

ANCIENT CLASSICS. [Sachsel 8$ Golch.

Ruesinger was a Neapolitan printer, and his works are rather scaree
than beautiful. The present edition has neither title nor imprint; but
it begins thus on the recto of the first leaf:

ROCA : REX : ALBANO
RVM : AMVLIUM : ET
Numitore filios habuit: qbus
regnu anuis uicibus habedu
reliqt: ut alternis uicibus Ipe
raret. SdAmuliusfratri Imperiuno dedit.
et ut eu sobole puaret filia illius Rbea Sil
8cc. 8cc. 8cc.

having 28 lines in the same page. A full page contains 33 lines. The
impression ends with the life of Cneus Pompeius. I have consulted
Laire’s Index Libror. vol. i. p. 189, where it is called Editio Peinceps ;
and Bibl. Pinelli, vol. ii. p. 59, n°. 2650. In both authorities there is a
very brief description of it. The former assigns to it £ about the date
of 1470.’

130. Aurelius Victor. Sub Nomine Caii
Plinii Nepotis. (Supposed to he printed hy

Sachsel and Golch. Home.J TVithout Date
Quarto.

On the recto of the first leaf it begins without any prefix, at top,
thus:

NGELVS Tiphernas Alexandro Iusti
no. S. D. Laurentii optimi genitoris tui
memorip acris [a]c tenacissimp miracula in me
te uenire solent prsesertim quum Plinii ne
potis opusculum aliquando legerim. 8cc.

On the reverse begins the Life of Aurelius, under the name of the
Younger Pliny. A full page contains 25 lines ; and the entire volume
29 leaves. The titles to the several chapters are printed in Roman
capitals. On the reverse of fol. 29, the impression terminates with
the life of Caius Caesar, without any colophon, thus :