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Venice; 1513.]
PLATO.
241
the Dialogue terminatiug at p. 502, and being succeeded by a blank
leaf. The Politics commence with a fresh set of signatures, on A, thus:
IIAAT12N03 nOAlTEKlN, nPK'TH.
The pagination also recommences ; and at p. 141 the Politics con-
clude. At, p. 142 the Timceus begins ; and the remaining works of the
philosopher extend as far as p. 439: the Epistles occupying the two
last pages. I subjoin the register and imprint.
12a bcdef ghiklmnopqrftuxjzaabbcc
dd ee fl’gghhii. A B C D E FGHIKLM NOPQ
R S T y X Y Z AA BB CC DD EE.
Omnes quaterniones praster 2 8c ii 8c EE duerniones.
VENETIIS IN AEDIB. ALDl, ET ANDREAE SOCERI MENSE
SEPTEMBRI. M.D.XIII.
On the reverse of the last leaf is the anchor, as before, in outline.
Renouard has not failed to notice the vellum copy of this beautiful
volume whieh is in the Medicean Library, as well as the two
similar. copies in our own country : one inthe library of Westminster
Cathedral, wanting the life of Plato; and the other perfect copy, novv
in the Hunter Collection at Glasgow.* In regard to copies of it
upon papek, it will hardly be possible to find a larger or a more
beautiful one, in every respect, than tliat under description. It
was obtained from the Cabinet de M. Firmin Diclot, which was sold
at Paris in 1810; and is described in the sale catalogue, n°. 106, as
‘ exemplaire—d’une beaute et d’une conservation extraordinaires. II
est encore dans sa premiere reliure.’ The copy in the Cracherode
collection, and those in the collections of Mr. J. Raine, and Mr. Heber,
are also exeeedingly fine ones.
* This copy was forraerly in the Harleian Collection : see Bibl. Harl. vol. i. no. 5404.
It was purchased, with the entire Collection, by Osborne the bookseller; and marked in
his catalogue of 1748, no. 1957, at 21k Dr. Askew afterwards became the possessor of it;
and at the sale ot his books in 1775, no. 2656, it was purchased by the lfjte Dr. Williara
Hunter. I saw this copy in the Doctor’s collection, before the latter was removed to
Glasgow ; and shall not easily forget the lustre of the ink and the purity of the vellum!
VOL. II,
PLATO.
241
the Dialogue terminatiug at p. 502, and being succeeded by a blank
leaf. The Politics commence with a fresh set of signatures, on A, thus:
IIAAT12N03 nOAlTEKlN, nPK'TH.
The pagination also recommences ; and at p. 141 the Politics con-
clude. At, p. 142 the Timceus begins ; and the remaining works of the
philosopher extend as far as p. 439: the Epistles occupying the two
last pages. I subjoin the register and imprint.
12a bcdef ghiklmnopqrftuxjzaabbcc
dd ee fl’gghhii. A B C D E FGHIKLM NOPQ
R S T y X Y Z AA BB CC DD EE.
Omnes quaterniones praster 2 8c ii 8c EE duerniones.
VENETIIS IN AEDIB. ALDl, ET ANDREAE SOCERI MENSE
SEPTEMBRI. M.D.XIII.
On the reverse of the last leaf is the anchor, as before, in outline.
Renouard has not failed to notice the vellum copy of this beautiful
volume whieh is in the Medicean Library, as well as the two
similar. copies in our own country : one inthe library of Westminster
Cathedral, wanting the life of Plato; and the other perfect copy, novv
in the Hunter Collection at Glasgow.* In regard to copies of it
upon papek, it will hardly be possible to find a larger or a more
beautiful one, in every respect, than tliat under description. It
was obtained from the Cabinet de M. Firmin Diclot, which was sold
at Paris in 1810; and is described in the sale catalogue, n°. 106, as
‘ exemplaire—d’une beaute et d’une conservation extraordinaires. II
est encore dans sa premiere reliure.’ The copy in the Cracherode
collection, and those in the collections of Mr. J. Raine, and Mr. Heber,
are also exeeedingly fine ones.
* This copy was forraerly in the Harleian Collection : see Bibl. Harl. vol. i. no. 5404.
It was purchased, with the entire Collection, by Osborne the bookseller; and marked in
his catalogue of 1748, no. 1957, at 21k Dr. Askew afterwards became the possessor of it;
and at the sale ot his books in 1775, no. 2656, it was purchased by the lfjte Dr. Williara
Hunter. I saw this copy in the Doctor’s collection, before the latter was removed to
Glasgow ; and shall not easily forget the lustre of the ink and the purity of the vellum!
VOL. II,