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MISCELLANEOUS.
sKoberger,
do, in fact, denote that he was the collector and eorrector, rather than
the author, of the work. This is also observed by Clement, whose notice
of the book is copious and interesting; yet the information, after all, is
only an amplification of what was first advanced by Trithemius.
We proceed, in the second place, to describe the volume itself; and
to avail ourselves of such aids as former descriptions may hold out:
premising-, however, that such descriptions are, in general, short,
vague, or desultory. This work is printed upon an imperial folio
paper, of a mellow pleasing tint; although the greater number of
copies which I have seen, are of a tawny and even dingy tint—arising,
probably, from the little care that was formerly taken of them: since
no ancient book of equal entertainment could have been introduced to
the notice of children. The present copy, although perhaps matchless
in regard to size and concLition, is of this description. A copy of extraor-
dinarily-white colour, as well as large dimensions, is in the choice library
of the Right. Hon. Thomas Grenville.* My friend Mr. Bolland also
possesses a very large and sound copy of it; and one of fine color, but
os less dimensions, is in the collection of another friend, Mr. Neunburg.
A fifth copy, tawny throughout, but sound and desirable, is in the
library of my neighbour and friend Mr. Kendal. I think I have seen
five or six other copies ; most of them yellow, defaced, and imperfect.
But we hasten to a description of the contents of the volume.
i
Those bibliographers are in error who observe that there is no title
to the book; as, on the recto of the first leaf, having a very large capital
initial, and being printed in large lower-case Gothic type,—we read
this prefix:
Cststrum
smttts ope*
rts Ubrt tro-
ntcstr ttnt
oo
cit ttgurts et pntagt
btts al) rntcto muttt:
The reverse is blank. A table of contents, in 19 leaves, not nurn-
* Obtained from Messrs.' J. and A. Arch; booksellers.
MISCELLANEOUS.
sKoberger,
do, in fact, denote that he was the collector and eorrector, rather than
the author, of the work. This is also observed by Clement, whose notice
of the book is copious and interesting; yet the information, after all, is
only an amplification of what was first advanced by Trithemius.
We proceed, in the second place, to describe the volume itself; and
to avail ourselves of such aids as former descriptions may hold out:
premising-, however, that such descriptions are, in general, short,
vague, or desultory. This work is printed upon an imperial folio
paper, of a mellow pleasing tint; although the greater number of
copies which I have seen, are of a tawny and even dingy tint—arising,
probably, from the little care that was formerly taken of them: since
no ancient book of equal entertainment could have been introduced to
the notice of children. The present copy, although perhaps matchless
in regard to size and concLition, is of this description. A copy of extraor-
dinarily-white colour, as well as large dimensions, is in the choice library
of the Right. Hon. Thomas Grenville.* My friend Mr. Bolland also
possesses a very large and sound copy of it; and one of fine color, but
os less dimensions, is in the collection of another friend, Mr. Neunburg.
A fifth copy, tawny throughout, but sound and desirable, is in the
library of my neighbour and friend Mr. Kendal. I think I have seen
five or six other copies ; most of them yellow, defaced, and imperfect.
But we hasten to a description of the contents of the volume.
i
Those bibliographers are in error who observe that there is no title
to the book; as, on the recto of the first leaf, having a very large capital
initial, and being printed in large lower-case Gothic type,—we read
this prefix:
Cststrum
smttts ope*
rts Ubrt tro-
ntcstr ttnt
oo
cit ttgurts et pntagt
btts al) rntcto muttt:
The reverse is blank. A table of contents, in 19 leaves, not nurn-
* Obtained from Messrs.' J. and A. Arch; booksellers.