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MISCELLANEOUS.
\JVithout JDate.
This edition is very much exceeded, both in beauty of typography
and of wood-cuts, by an impression published at Rome, ‘ per Sixtum et
Georgium Alemannos; of whieh AudifFredi remarks, that ‘ the Roman
press had never put forth any thing more beautiful.’ This latter im-
pression is the next article described. See the Edit. Rom. p. 244, 353.
Audiffredi notices a copy of the present edition upon vellum,
with the figures illuminated, in the Vatican Library; and another
upon paper, also illuminated, in the library of the late Pope Pius VI.
Two other paper copies, not illuminated, are also mentioned by him.
The copy under description is in an indisferent state of preservation :
in russia binding.
627* Barreriis (Philippus De.) Qpuscula.
Without Name os Printer, Place, or Date.
Quarto.
The volume now about to be noticed is no other than the identical
edition, so much praised by Audisfredi, as the production of the press
of Sixtus and Georgius, German printers. It will be necessary,
however, to make a preliminary observation or two; as this volume
has given rise to some little controversy respecting the actual printers
of it. Audiffredi observes, that the device at the end of it, (of which
I have below given a fac-simile,) will be found in the Chiromantia of
1481, and in the Rotae Decisiones of 1483, executed by Sixtus and
Georgius; and that, in the former work, the same blooming or
ornamental eapital initial, I, will be found. This latter position seems
to be of little consequence; as a similar letter will probably be
found in numerous other works; and, to the best of my recollection,
in the Suetonius of Sweynheym and Pannartz of 1470, (see vol. ii. p.
382,) and in the Appian of Ratdolt, printed in 1477- The adoption of
the device is of some moment in the consideration of this question.
On the other hand, Laire, in his Index Libror, vol. i. p. 468-470, is
inclined to believe that, from the appearance of this device, we should
attribute the volume to the press of Rusinger or Reusinger : and
that, in consequence, it was executed at Naples, and not at Rome. His
reasons are these. First, the letters which surround this figure, or
device—S R D A—are intended for Sixtus Reisinger De Argentia: and
secondly, Rusinger printed the Philocolo os Boccaccio in 1478, at the
end of which this very device appears. In the latter work, also, are
MISCELLANEOUS.
\JVithout JDate.
This edition is very much exceeded, both in beauty of typography
and of wood-cuts, by an impression published at Rome, ‘ per Sixtum et
Georgium Alemannos; of whieh AudifFredi remarks, that ‘ the Roman
press had never put forth any thing more beautiful.’ This latter im-
pression is the next article described. See the Edit. Rom. p. 244, 353.
Audiffredi notices a copy of the present edition upon vellum,
with the figures illuminated, in the Vatican Library; and another
upon paper, also illuminated, in the library of the late Pope Pius VI.
Two other paper copies, not illuminated, are also mentioned by him.
The copy under description is in an indisferent state of preservation :
in russia binding.
627* Barreriis (Philippus De.) Qpuscula.
Without Name os Printer, Place, or Date.
Quarto.
The volume now about to be noticed is no other than the identical
edition, so much praised by Audisfredi, as the production of the press
of Sixtus and Georgius, German printers. It will be necessary,
however, to make a preliminary observation or two; as this volume
has given rise to some little controversy respecting the actual printers
of it. Audiffredi observes, that the device at the end of it, (of which
I have below given a fac-simile,) will be found in the Chiromantia of
1481, and in the Rotae Decisiones of 1483, executed by Sixtus and
Georgius; and that, in the former work, the same blooming or
ornamental eapital initial, I, will be found. This latter position seems
to be of little consequence; as a similar letter will probably be
found in numerous other works; and, to the best of my recollection,
in the Suetonius of Sweynheym and Pannartz of 1470, (see vol. ii. p.
382,) and in the Appian of Ratdolt, printed in 1477- The adoption of
the device is of some moment in the consideration of this question.
On the other hand, Laire, in his Index Libror, vol. i. p. 468-470, is
inclined to believe that, from the appearance of this device, we should
attribute the volume to the press of Rusinger or Reusinger : and
that, in consequence, it was executed at Naples, and not at Rome. His
reasons are these. First, the letters which surround this figure, or
device—S R D A—are intended for Sixtus Reisinger De Argentia: and
secondly, Rusinger printed the Philocolo os Boccaccio in 1478, at the
end of which this very device appears. In the latter work, also, are