Dibdin, Thomas Frognall; Spencer, George John [Bearb.]: 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 2) (London, 1814) [Cicognara, 4650-2]

Venice; 1502.]

HERODOTUS.

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with the types being newer in the time of the latter, lias produced the
only difference in the appearance of their several productions. Laire,
in his Index Libror. vol. i. p. 338-9 has properly corrected De Bure,
vol. v. n°. 4742, for saying the prefatory epistle of Brognolus compre-
hends only 3 leaves. In the Gaignat Collection there was a copy of
this impression upon vellum, which was sold for 203 livres. See
Cat. de Gaignat, vol. ii. p. 83, n°. 2857; and the authorities referred
to in Panzer, vol. iii. p. 104, n°. 167. The present is a fair sound
copy; in russia binding.

247- Herodotus. Latine. Printed in the House
of Peter de Maocimis. Pome. 1475. Folio.

This is the second impression of the Latin version of Herodotus by
Laurentius Valla. It begins on fol. i. recto, with a table of Memorabilia,
which occupies 23 leaves. On the recto of fol. 24, begins the Latin
text of the history, thus:

Herodoti historici Incipit. Laurentii
Vall.’ conuersio de Grpco in Latinum.

A full page contains 38 lines. The reverse of the last leaf presents us
with the following verses and colophon.

Miraris: fuerim cum scriptor ionicus: unde est
(p nunc Romanus perlegor Herodotus.

Magna quidem merito referenda est gratia Vallp :
Ille meam pulchre transtulit historiam.

Res igitur priscas : memorandaq; facta uirorum
Qui cupit ex uno noscere : nostra legat.

Nam ne defuerunt nostra exemplaria Romp :

Arnoldi artifices consuluere manus.

In qiiibus Andreas Aleriensis Episcopus olim:
Extremam imposuit: nec sine laude limam.

Imprpssus Rom^ : In domo nobilis uiri Petri de

Maximis. Anno Salutis. M. CCCC. LXXV.

Die. XX. mesis Apriiis. SederL Syxto. IIII.

Pon. Max. Anno eius Quarto. DEO LAVS.

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