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 2) (London, 1814) [Cicognara, 4650-2]

Epistolte.]

SENECA.

347

calamo : neq; stilo mreo : sed artificiosa quadam
adinuentione imprimendi seu characterizandi
opus sic effigiatum est/ ad dei laudem industria;q;
p magisfczf. Arnoldu pannartz Alamanu est cosu
rnatu Anno salutis. M. CCCC. LXXV.

Die uero Prima Mensis Februarii : Seden.
Sixto P011. Max. Anno eius quarto.

Audiffredi, Edit. Rom. p. 181, Cat. de la VaUiere, vol. ii. n°. 4433,
Laire, Index Libror, vol. i. p. 374, are each brief. Panzer refers to
these authorities as corroborative of his calling the impression the
first of the Epistles of Seneca. The present is a beautiful and desir-
able copy of this very rare volume; and is elegantly bound in blue
morocco.

426. Seneca. Epistol^.
jPrinter, Place, or Pate.

JVithout Name of
Folio.

This edition is well described by Braun, and in the Valliere Cata-
logue. In both places it is justly said to be printed with the same type
in which the Plutarch, noticed at p. 275-6 anle, is executed; and both
authorities agree in giving it chronological precedency to either of its
precursors in the present order. The letter R designates the printer
of it, till his name shall be found disclosed in some (hitherto unknown)
colophon. We may be brief but particular in our account of it. On
the recto of the first leaf, we read as follows :

Lucii Annei Senece Cordubensis ad Lucillium epL
stole Feliciter Incipiunt.

Prima. De colligenda 8c sistenda fuga temporis. 8c
q> pauper non est cui quantulumcunq; superest sat est.

Ta fac mi Lucilli: vendica te tibi:

8c tempus quod adhuc : aut aufere/
batur : aut surripiebatur : aut excide
bat. collige 8c serua. Persuade sic es