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 3) (London, 1814) [Cicognara, 4650-3]

Reggio; 1496.] AGRICULTURAL WRITERS.

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536. Scriptores De Re Rustica. Printed by
Dionysius Bertochus. JReggio. 1496. Folio.

On tlie recto of aa i we read the title, as before. On the reverse is
the epistle of Beroaldus ; from which I extract the following :

—‘ Hosce uno uolumine conexos nuperrime impi’essit Dionysius de
Bertochis castigatius limatiusque quam priores impressores factitaue-
rint: Additis non paucis appendiculis : quod ueluti illicium emptori
sit: eumq; faciat empturientem magis, &c.

The colophon, on the recto of M v, is as follows :

Operaagricolationum: Columellce: Varronis: Catonisque
necnonPalladii: cum exscriptionibus D. Philippi Beroaldi:
8c cometariisq; ImpressaRegii impesisDiojsii BertochiRe/
gien. Impante diuo Hercule Este. MCCCCLXXXXVI.
XIIII. Kalen. Octobris.

From the register we find that the signatures run thus: aa & a in
sixes; hence, to z, in eights : z four; & six; o, ^>, in eights. A to L in
sixes : L 4 and M 6 leaves. The vei’ses of Ugerius, with the device of
the printer, follow the register. Tliere are running titles, and orna-
mented capital initials. The present is an indifferent copy, in calf
binding.