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]

68 ANCIENT CLASSICS. \JVithout Date.

the reeto of the first leaf, we are presented with the commencement of
the Odes, as follows :

Quinti Horatii Flacci Venusini Carminum liber
primus ad Mecoenatem.

Ecoenas Atauis edite regibus :

O 8c praesidium 8c dulce decus meum :

Sut quos curriculo puluere oljmpicu
Collegisse iuuat metaque feruidis
E uitata rotis palmaq; nobilis
T errarum dominos euehit ad deos
H unc si nobilium turba Quiritium
C ertet ter geminis tollere honoribus :

I llum si proprio condidit horreo :

Q uicquid de libycis uerritur areis
G audentem patrios findere sarculo
8cc. 8cc. 8cc.

There are 21 lines beneath. The second Ode, on the reverse of the
same leaf, commences thus :

Proseutice tetracolos ad Augustum.
i Am satis terris niuis atq; dirse
Grandinis misit pater : 8c rubente
D extera sacras iaculatus arces
Terruit urbem.

The last verse of the Sapphic stanza, is not always printed thus—
but is generally in a straight line with the beginning of the preceding
verse. There are no titles to the several Odes, after the commence-
ment of the ivth Book. A full page has 35 lines. The Art of Poetry
begins on the recto of the 59th leaf, with the title in lower-case letter.
It contains 8 leaves. The Satires follow, with the titles in lower-case.
They end thus:

Quinti Horatii Flacci Yenusini.

Satirarum non indiligenter correctarum. . 8c
Impressarum. Finis