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 4) (London, 1815) [Cicognara, 4650-4]

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CAVALCA.

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808. Caorsin. Descriptione della Obsidione
della Citade Rhodiana. TVithout Name of
Printer, Place, or T)a,te. Quarto.

Both Denis and Panzer refer exclusively to the Capponi Catalogue
for a description of this impression: but in the Libreria Capponi,
p. 98-9, the account relates rather to the author of the work, than to
any distinctive marks of this edition. We shall therefore be more par-
ticular, but brief. On the recto a a (i) the title, at top, is thus :

Descriptione della obsidione della citade
Rhodiana copillata per Gulielmo Caorsin
uicecancilier de Rhodiani.

There are 23 lines beneath; and this, and every similar full page,
contains 26 lines. In the whole, 22 leaves : upon signatures a 12,
and b 10, leaves. On the reverse of b 10, at bottom, it is thus :

: A

laude de dio: exaltatione della regione christia^.
na : 8c a gloria de Rhodiani. Finis.

The type is large and round, and the h is turned inwards, at the
bottom of the circular part. A neat copy ; in dark calf binding, gilt
leaves.

809. Cavalca. Specchio della Croce. With-
out Name of Printer, Place, or Pate. Quarto.

In the Bibl. Crevenn. vol. i. p. 178, n° 809, this singular impression
is well described as being executed * in a handsome roman letter, with
25 lines in each page. It was probably printed towards 1480, and has
neither numerals nor catchwords—but signatures, in a very extraor-
dinary manner: for, first, the first leaf, which ought to be sign. a, has
none; secondly, the signatures in each sheet are only twice designated,
although there are 8 leaves to each signature; and, thirdly, the first
leaf in each signature is marked ; tlie second leaf is without any mark ;