Anecdotes of Literature and Scarce Books, Volume 1F. C. & J. Rivington, 1807 - Bibliographical literature |
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... Virgil from the Aldine Press , and preferable , as De Bure ob- serves , to those subsequently printed in 1514 and 1527. There is a copy of this edition on vellum in the Cracherode Collection . But a most superb impression of this book ...
... Virgil from the Aldine Press , and preferable , as De Bure ob- serves , to those subsequently printed in 1514 and 1527. There is a copy of this edition on vellum in the Cracherode Collection . But a most superb impression of this book ...
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... Virgil's Eneados , in the preface has these words on Caxton's faults , as he calls them : << 61 " Thoch Wylliame Caxtoun had no com- passioun of Virgill in that buk he prent in prois , clepand il Virgill in Eneados quhilk " that he ...
... Virgil's Eneados , in the preface has these words on Caxton's faults , as he calls them : << 61 " Thoch Wylliame Caxtoun had no com- passioun of Virgill in that buk he prent in prois , clepand il Virgill in Eneados quhilk " that he ...
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... VIRGIL . THE Aldus edition of Virgil , printed in 1514 , has always been admired . Renouard calls this precieuse edition , but he does not appear to have known how materially the copies differ from one another . Mr. Cracherode made the ...
... VIRGIL . THE Aldus edition of Virgil , printed in 1514 , has always been admired . Renouard calls this precieuse edition , but he does not appear to have known how materially the copies differ from one another . Mr. Cracherode made the ...
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... Virgil in folio , printed at Rome by Sweynheym G and and Pannartz , as the Editio Princeps , and this VIRGIL . 81.
... Virgil in folio , printed at Rome by Sweynheym G and and Pannartz , as the Editio Princeps , and this VIRGIL . 81.
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... Virgil to a kind friend and acquaintance . This gentleman sold it again to an English dealer in books for 501. , and , doubtless , believed that he had turned his Hock to very good account . I have , neverthe- less , heard that the ...
... Virgil to a kind friend and acquaintance . This gentleman sold it again to an English dealer in books for 501. , and , doubtless , believed that he had turned his Hock to very good account . I have , neverthe- less , heard that the ...
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