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

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CHRYSOLORAS.

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543. Chrysoloras. Erotemata. Gr. et Lat.
JPrinted hy JLeoncird de JBasilea. Vicenza.
1490. Quarto.

This is an exact reimpression of the Venetian edition of 1484;
having’ the same paginary distribution of text, the same order of sig-
natures, and the same number of leaves. The imprint is on the
reverse of f 4, thus :

Impressum Vincentiae per magistru leonardu de Basilea.
M . CCCCLXXXX . DIE PRIMO MENSIS SEPTEM.

The Greek alphabet follows, as before. Laire has briessy described
it: Index Libror. vol. ii. p. 155. The present is a beautiful copy, in blue
morocco binding.

544. Chrysoloras. Erotemata. Gr. et Lat.
Without JVame of Printer, Place, or JDate.
Quarto.

Both Laire and Panzer refer to the Bibl. Pinell. vol. iii. p. 233, for
an account of the present dateless edition. See the Annal. Typog. vol. iv.
p. 110, n°. 324-5. Index Libror. vol. ii. p. 135, n°. 17. Whether the
Lomenie copy was formerly in the Pinelli Collection, I cannot say.
The edition, under description, is executed in the same character of
Greek type, and in nearly the same mode of arrangement, as is the
Venetian impression of 1484. The type is, however, rounder and more
perfect; and the Pater Noster and Ave Maria are seen on the reverse
of e vij. The signatures, a to e, run in eights ; but a iii and a iiii, are
not marked. On the recto of e viij, is the alphabet, precisely similar
to the foregoing. Under the second column, we read this imprint:

Chrysoloras Manuelis
Erotimata* Feliciter
Finiunt.

'jsXor.

The reverse is blank. This is a large and beautiful copy, in red morocco
binding.

* Sic.