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]

Wilan; 1499.] SUIDAS. 111

Next comes A i, having at top

A'PXH' TOT' A' ^TOIXE'IOT.

This third alphabet extends to £2 in eights. Then AA to EE in eights :
EE and ZZ have each only six leaves. On the reverse of ZZ v, after
the register, (which explains as before) we read the colophon in two
lines, and one word, thus :

Anno ab incarnatione. M.ccccjxxxxviiii die xv nouembris,
Impressum_, Mediolani impensa 8c dexteritate D Demetrii
Chalcondyli Ioannis Bissoli Benedicti Mangii Carpensium

The ensuing elegant device of the printers, is subjoined.

On the recto of the last leaf are two sets of verses fsom Salandus to
Demetrius Chalcondyles, which are both transcribed by Maittaire and
Paschali. The second will be found in the note below; * although it

* Idem ad lectorem,

Qui plenis monumenta soles haurire labellis,

Attica qui grsecis fontibus orsa trahis,

Huic Sudae in sudes largo qui ut copia comu
Fondit opes animi pabula magna tui,

Motta tibi Antoni: Maria en tibi amice Iohanes,

Debebit graiee pallados auctus honor
Tantum opus aggressus per quos Demetrius edit,

Castigatq; operi quse minus apta putat,

Quod superest lector pretio haud absterrite magno,

Magnum opus illud emas maxima messis inest.