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]

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[ The Latin Version may be seen in Panzer, vol. iii. p. 466, n°. 551.]

Beneath, we see the same beautiful device which is subjoined to the
commentary of Simplicius upon the Categorics of Aristotle, and of
which a fac-simile is given in the 1st volume of this work, p. 264. A
register is upon the recto of the ensuing and last leaf, having another
device of Calliergus beneath, thus :

The reverse of the last leaf is blank. Those who are fond of researches
relating to the authors of such celebrated works as the present,
will do well to consult the copious note attached to the descrip-
tion of this volume by Clement, in his Bibliotheque Curieuse, vol. viii.
p. 128, 130. It is questionable, however, whether Clement ever saw
the book itself; as he seems to borrow the Greek colophon from
Maittaire—and as the colophon given by him is not quite literally
correct. For an account of the best critical editions of the work, the
reader may consult the Introd. to the Classics,* vol. ii. p. 386-7. The

* There is however a gross error here, which should be corrected. The above volume
5s said to have been printed in the Aldine press—the contrary is self-evident.