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]

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CATULLUS. TIB. PROP.

295

I am tum cum ausus es. unus italorum
O mne puum tribus explicare cliartis
D octis iuppiter : 8c laboriosis.

Q uare liabe hoc tibi quicquid est libelli
Q ualecuq; quidem patrona uirgo :

P lus uno maneat perenne spclo.

The poexns of Catullus conclude on the recto of tlie 35th leaf,

Catulli Veronensis Epigrammaton
Libellus Explicitus est.

The reverse is blank. Then commence the poems of Tibullus, on the
recto of the ensuing leaf:

A lbii Tibulli. eq. Ro. Poetp. Cl. Liber Primus
quod spretis diuitiis at militia Deliam amet
8c amori seruiat.

32 verses are beneath. Tibullus occupies 29 leaves ; or concludes on
the reverse of fol. 65, from the beginning of the volume. A leaf
follows, being blank on the recto, and having a short account of
Propertius on the reverse; similar to the preceding one relating to
Catullus. It is not improbable that such a prefix was originally
printed for Tibullus ; although I do not find it any where described.
The poetry of Propertius immediately follows the forementioned prefix;

P ropertii Vmbri Meuani Poetp elegiographi
clarissimi. Liber Primus.

32 verses are beneath; and 58 leaves are occupied by the poetry of
Propertius : concluding thus, on the reverse of the last:

Finis.

Carmina quis potuit tuto legisse tibulli ?

Vel tua cuius opus cynthia sola fuit?

Ardoris nostri magne poeta iaces :

We have, in the fourth place, the prohemeto the SylvjE of Statius;
beginning on the recto of the following leaf.