t. i. p. 108, (where this bibliographer observes;" in exemplari quod vidi, deerant Sermones et de Arte Poet.") ed. 2nda t. i. p. 336; Panzer, (where it is cited under the head of Opera,') t. i. p. 394; Ernesti, Fabr. B. Lat. t. i. p. 405-6; Santander, t. iii. p. 36; Beloe's Anecdotes, v. iii. p. 326-7 ; Dibdin's Bibl. Spencer. v. ii. p. 75-7, and Introd. v. i. p. 400; and Brunet, t. i. p. 135. NEAP. 4to. 1474. Per Arnaldum de Bruxella. Of this edition very little is known; Panzer describes it as being extremely rare, and as having been seen by no one except Morell. "Rarissimis edd. adnumeranda est--" is the observation of Harles respecting it, in his Suppl. ad Brevior. Not. Lit. Rom. v. i. p. 407. Mr. Beloe describes it as being one of the scarcest books in the world, and which has eluded "all our collectors' anxious wishes to procure." It does not appear to have been known to any of the bibliographers. A minute description of it may, however, be found in Giustiniani, Saggio istorico-critico sulla tipografia di Napoli, p. 46, (1793). Anecdotes, v. iii. p. 329. See Panzer, t. ii. p. 155; Santander, t. iii. p. 36; and Brunet, t. ii. p. 135. MEDIOL. fol. 1476. Apud Phil. de Lavagnia. £8.8s. This edition is both rare and valuable, and is sought after by amateurs; the execution is very beautiful; it is supposed by Mitscherlich to have been printed from that of Zarotus, published in 1474. It commences, in large capitals, thus: m QVINTI HORATII FLACCI MECOENATEM Ecænas Atauis edite regibus: O & præsidium & dulce decus meum free from typographical or editorial errors. the last leaf is the following colophon: The text is not On the recto of Hoc opus Horatii emendatissimum impressum est This volume has signatures, which are placed in the corner of the right margin, near the bottom of the page; but neither catch-words nor paging-figures. A copy of this edition, at Gaignat's sale, brought £5, 5s. This same printer published another edition leaf we read as follows; Christophori Landini florentini in Q. Hora On the reverse of this and the recto of the following leaf is a list of errata, with which the work concludes. There is a copy in the Bodleian. At the Duke de la Vallière's sale a copy brought £2. 10s. See Audiffredi, Edit. Ital. p. 290; Maittaire, v. i. p. 433; Panzer, v. i. p. 411, and the authorities referred to by him; De Bure, No. 2717; Santander, t. iii. p. 39; Beloe's Anecdotes, v. iii. p. 331-3; Dibdin's Introd. v. i. p. 402-3, and Bibl. Spencer. v. ii. p. 82-5; and Brunet, t. ii. p. 136. I shall briefly mention a very rare and curious edition of Horace, printed by Reinhardus, alias Gürninger, at Strasburgh, in 1498, in folio; Cum Annotatt. Jacobi Locheri. It is adorned with a considerable number of wood-cuts, some of which are well executed. In the Harleian Catalogue it is esteemed one of the greatest curiosities in that collection; which copy is now in the possession of Lord Spencer. "Horatius per Jacobum Locherum "Poëtam laureatum et Professorem in Gymnasio Friburgensi, "Bentleius Locherum dicere solet, cum argumentis, scholiis, "glossa interlineari et iconibus ligno mira simplicitate incisis, "prodiit apud Joannem Reinhardum, cognomento Gürninger, opus dicatum Carolo Marchioni Badensi, cuius textum valde "laudat Rich. Bentleius ut e MS. libro eoque bono ductum, cum Italicae editiones fere altera alteram expresserit, ut ea "quoque editio inter principes et ad crisin utiles numeranda "sit: eius exemplum nos quoque habemus." Ernesti, Fabr. B. Lat. v. i. p. 407.-At the end we find the following colophon; Elaboratum impressumque est hoc elegans, ornatum, splendidum comptumque Horatii Flacci Venusini, lyrici Poete, opus cum utilissimis argumentis ac imaginibus pulcherrimis, in 'celebri, libera imperialique urbe Argentina, opera & impensis, 'sedulis quoque laboribus providi viri Johannis Reinhardi, 'cognomento Gürninger civis ejusdem urbis Argentinensis, quarto idus Marcii, absolutum vero Anno Dom. M.CCCC. 'XCVIII. See Schoepflin, Vind. Typogr. p. 105-6. Mr. Dibdin, in his Bibl. Spencer. v. ii. p. 88-94, has inserted several fac-similes of the wood-cuts in this interesting volume. See also Bibl. Dict. v. iii. p. 133. 66 66 LIPS. fol. 1498. (Epistolarum Liber Primus et Secundus.) Per Mart. Herbipol. Impress. By way of apology for the publication of these Epistles, the "nem cum commentario, monet cl. Gemeiner in: Nachrich"ten von den in der Regensburgisch. Bibliothek befindlichen "Büchern. pag. 222." Harles, Brev. Not. Lit. Rom. not. ** See Maittaire, v. i. p. 419. p. 260. FLORENT. fol. 1482. Cum Comment. Christoph. Landini. A very rare and beautiful edition, and the first which presents us with the commentaries of Landino. Gesner highly esteemed both the edition and commentaries. "Hanc inter principes recte ponit Gesnerus," observes Ernesti, Fabr. B. Lat. v. i. p. 407. In this edition is the celebrated Ode addressed to Horace by Politian, the beautiful language of which will be a sufficient excuse for extracting it, and affording my reader an opportunity of perusing so exquisite a piece of composition: AD HORATIVM FLACCVM ODE ANGELI POLITIANI. Vates threicio blandior orpheo: Seu malis fidibus sistere lubicros Amnis, seu tremulo ducere pollice Vates Æolii pectinis arbiter: Qui princeps latiam sollicitas chelyn Quis te a barbarica compede uindicat? Curata iuuenem cute? Oq nuper eras nubilus: & malo Obductus senio: qnitidos ades, Nunc uultus referens docta fragrantibus Cinctus tempora floribus. Talem purpureis reddere solibus Lætum pube noua post gelidas niues Serpentem positis exuuiis solet Verni temperies poli. Talem te choreis reddidit: & lyræ Landinus ueterum laudibus emulus Nunc te delitiis, nunc decet & leui This volume is much sought after by the curious: on the recto of the 265th leaf we read as follows; Christophori Landini florentini in Q. Hora On the reverse of this and the recto of the following leaf is a list of errata, with which the work concludes. There is a copy in the Bodleian. At the Duke de la Vallière's sale a copy brought £2. 10s. See Audiffredi, Edit. Ital. p. 290; Maittaire, v. i. p. 433;. Panzer, v. i. p. 411, and the authorities referred to by him; De Bure, No. 2717; Santander, t. iii. p. 39; Beloe's Anecdotes, v. iii. p. 331-3; Dibdin's Introd. v. i. p. 402-3, and Bibl. Spencer. v. ii. p. 82-5; and Brunet, t. ii. p. 136. I shall briefly mention a very rare and curious edition of Horace, printed by Reinbardus, alias Gürninger, at Strasburgh, in 1498, in folio; Cum Annotatt. Jacobi Locheri. It is adorned with a considerable number of wood-cuts, some of which are well executed. In the Harleian Catalogue it is esteemed one of the greatest curiosities in that collection; which copy is now in the possession of Lord Spencer. "Horatius per Jacobum Locherum "Poëtam laureatum et Professorem in Gymnasio Friburgensi, "Bentleius Locherum dicere solet, cum argumentis, scholiis, "glossa interlineari et iconibus ligno mira simplicitate incisis, "prodiit apud Joannem Reinhardum, cognomento Gürninger, "opus dicatum Carolo Marchioni Badensi, cuius textum valde "laudat Rich. Bentleius ut e MS. libro eoque bono ductum, "cum Italicae editiones fere altera alteram expresserit, ut ea 66 quoque editio inter principes et ad crisin utiles numeranda "sit: eius exemplum nos quoque habemus." Ernesti, Fabr. B. Lat. v. i. p. 407.-At the end we find the following colophon; Elaboratum impressumque est hoc elegans, ornatum, splendidum comptumque Horatii Flacci Venusini, lyrici Poete, 'opus cum utilissimis argumentis ac imaginibus pulcherrimis, in 'celebri, libera imperialique urbe Argentina, opera & impensis, 'sedulis quoque laboribus providi viri Johannis Reinhardi, 'cognomento Gürninger civis ejusdem urbis Argentinensis, 'quarto idus Marcii, absolutum vero Anno Dom. M.CCCC. XCVIII. See Schoepflin, Vind. Typogr. p. 105-6. Mr. Dibdin, in his Bibl. Spencer. v. ii. p. 88-94, has inserted several fac-similes of the wood-cuts in this interesting volume. See also Bibl. Dict. v. iii. p. 133. LIPS. fol. 1498. (Epistolarum Liber Primus et Secundus.) Per Mart. Herbipol. Impress. By way of apology for the publication of these Epistles, the " editor (Joh. Honorius Crispus,) in a prefatory address to Matthew Lupinus, observes; Superioribus diebus a quibusdam "adolescentibus studiosis rogatus, ut Epistolas Horatii lectione "quotidiana interpretarer; ne desiderium eorum frustrarer, "promisi me facturum, quod vellent." This edition is by no means of common occurrence. VENET. 8vo. 1501. Apud Aldum. This edition is exceedingly rare and valuable, and is the first of this poet which issued from the Aldine press; it is printed in a neat Italic character, and forms a beautiful companion to the Juvenal and Virgil of the same date. On the 143rd leaf is the following singular extract from the privilege granted to this printer; "Jussu, mandatoue Ill. P. S. Q. V. Nobilis. "Literator. Plebeie. Impressor. Mercator. Mercenarie quis"quis es, Id genus characteres Decennium ne attingito. Libros "huiuscemodi literulis excusos neu impressito neue uendito. "Si quis huiusce iussionis ergo aduersus ierit, feceritue, pænas "statutas pendito, eæq; Magistratus. Orphanotrophii. Dela"toris sunto. ALDVS. M. R." In the Bibl. Parisina, (No. 207,) we find an edition of the works of this poet, which is stated to have been printed by Aldus in 1503; it is there said to be so exceedingly rare as to have hitherto eluded the researches of bibliographers; respecting which, Renouard observes, that Mr. Edwards added to the Catalogue of M. Paris a great number of works which he had purchased in Italy and elsewhere, on the assertions of Italian booksellers, who informed him of this edition, and many other Aldine publications, which are all equally extraordinary. It would appear that this insertion in the sale catalogue of an important collection of books, ought to confirm the reality of its existence, because it is supposed that he who made the catalogue has inspected all those books which are inserted in it; but at the sale neither this edition, nor several others, some of which are alluded to by Renouard, whose existence are equally imaginary, made their appearance. See his Annales, t. i. p. 72. In 1509, Aldus reprinted that of 1501, with the addition of a tract de metrorum generibus,' and some short notes: it is nearly as rare as the original edition, but it is more correct; yet not so much so as Aldus would have it appear to be, for in his prefatory address to Tafredo Carolo;' he assures him that great pains have been taken with it, and that it is infinitely superior to that edition. In 1519, Aldus published a third edition, which is formed on the basis, or is rather a reimpression of that of 1501 it is the most correct of all; it was followed by a fourth, in 1527. There are copies on vellum of all these editions. Consult De Bure, No. 2718; Dibdin's Introd. v. 6 i. P. |