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Fust or Mentellin, as one of their secret workmen? or did Finiguerra be-
come the unknown printer, as Dr. Dibdin designates him?—We are in-
clined to the latter opinion, and that he possibly printed, at an early pe-
riod, the bible commonly called the R Bible, under the auspices of the
Pope; as there are in this collection (No. 1494) two Bulls, published by
Pope Sixtus IV, dated Rome, 1478, printed with the same fount of letters.
Finiguerra, Fust, Mentellin, Dunne who was employed by Guttenberg for
the three years, and, lastly, Cenninus of Florence, were all either “ chry-
sographif illuminators; “ chalcographif engravers on metal; or “ golt-
shribers,” goldsmiths.
Fust, Mentellin, and Cenninus, became printers ; and as it is acknowledged
by Vasari, Zani, and lastly by Mr. Ottley, that they can give no satisfac-
tory account of Finiguerra, may not one of the above circumstances ac-
count for the entire absence of Finiguerra from Florence ?
The above fac-simile was kindly traced, at our request, by William James
Smith, Esq. from the Sulphur Impression taken by Maso Finiguerra,
of his celebrated “ Pax of the Assumption,” formerly in the Seratti
Collection, now in possession of his Grace the Duke of Buckingham.
3944 Vincentii Speculum Historiale, tom. 1 and 2, in one
vol. Impress, per Joan. Mentellin
*** Printed with 62 lines in a full page, in double columns.
3945 — Speculum Morale, 3 parts in two vol. sine ulla notd
*** Printed with the same type as the last article, without Mentcllin’s name, also
containing 62 lines in a full page, in double columns, on 474 leaves.
The first book concludes on fol. 210.
Col. 2d, recto.—•“ rectoes pcedens odiu intedat explere.
Vinceti Belvacesis Speculi Morales
Liber Primus Unit feliciter.”
The second book concludes on fol. 262, col. 1st, verso.
Line 57.-—“ licet non eddem ordine prosequatur.
Vincentii Speculi Moralis Liber Secun-
dus in quo de quatuor novissimis disseri-
tur. finit feliciter.”
The third book concludes on fol. 493, col. 2d, verso.
Line 14.—“ secula benedictus deus.
Speculum. Morale. Finit.
Then follows, on a single leaf, “ de Virginitate,” which terminates the
volume on col. 2d, verso.
Folio 474.—“ debemus ne perdamus.”
*** Whether this portion (Morale) of Vincentius’s works has been printed
by the R printer, is, as yet, to be discovered. Unfortunately, the present
copy is much stained and damaged.
3946 — Speculum Naturale, 2 vol. sine ulla notd
*** It is a duplicate of the foregoing edition, printed without the letter R,
and is much cropped.
3947 Vincentii Speculum Historiale, 3 tom.
(Aus;. C'in. in JMonasterio, S. S. Ulrici et Afrai) 14/4
v 6 i, 104, 24
3948 — Speculum Morale, 2 tom. (Colonice, Ulr. Zell. 1474)
1 jv, 208, 1274
Fust or Mentellin, as one of their secret workmen? or did Finiguerra be-
come the unknown printer, as Dr. Dibdin designates him?—We are in-
clined to the latter opinion, and that he possibly printed, at an early pe-
riod, the bible commonly called the R Bible, under the auspices of the
Pope; as there are in this collection (No. 1494) two Bulls, published by
Pope Sixtus IV, dated Rome, 1478, printed with the same fount of letters.
Finiguerra, Fust, Mentellin, Dunne who was employed by Guttenberg for
the three years, and, lastly, Cenninus of Florence, were all either “ chry-
sographif illuminators; “ chalcographif engravers on metal; or “ golt-
shribers,” goldsmiths.
Fust, Mentellin, and Cenninus, became printers ; and as it is acknowledged
by Vasari, Zani, and lastly by Mr. Ottley, that they can give no satisfac-
tory account of Finiguerra, may not one of the above circumstances ac-
count for the entire absence of Finiguerra from Florence ?
The above fac-simile was kindly traced, at our request, by William James
Smith, Esq. from the Sulphur Impression taken by Maso Finiguerra,
of his celebrated “ Pax of the Assumption,” formerly in the Seratti
Collection, now in possession of his Grace the Duke of Buckingham.
3944 Vincentii Speculum Historiale, tom. 1 and 2, in one
vol. Impress, per Joan. Mentellin
*** Printed with 62 lines in a full page, in double columns.
3945 — Speculum Morale, 3 parts in two vol. sine ulla notd
*** Printed with the same type as the last article, without Mentcllin’s name, also
containing 62 lines in a full page, in double columns, on 474 leaves.
The first book concludes on fol. 210.
Col. 2d, recto.—•“ rectoes pcedens odiu intedat explere.
Vinceti Belvacesis Speculi Morales
Liber Primus Unit feliciter.”
The second book concludes on fol. 262, col. 1st, verso.
Line 57.-—“ licet non eddem ordine prosequatur.
Vincentii Speculi Moralis Liber Secun-
dus in quo de quatuor novissimis disseri-
tur. finit feliciter.”
The third book concludes on fol. 493, col. 2d, verso.
Line 14.—“ secula benedictus deus.
Speculum. Morale. Finit.
Then follows, on a single leaf, “ de Virginitate,” which terminates the
volume on col. 2d, verso.
Folio 474.—“ debemus ne perdamus.”
*** Whether this portion (Morale) of Vincentius’s works has been printed
by the R printer, is, as yet, to be discovered. Unfortunately, the present
copy is much stained and damaged.
3946 — Speculum Naturale, 2 vol. sine ulla notd
*** It is a duplicate of the foregoing edition, printed without the letter R,
and is much cropped.
3947 Vincentii Speculum Historiale, 3 tom.
(Aus;. C'in. in JMonasterio, S. S. Ulrici et Afrai) 14/4
v 6 i, 104, 24
3948 — Speculum Morale, 2 tom. (Colonice, Ulr. Zell. 1474)
1 jv, 208, 1274
