CHAPTER XVIII.

SERIES OF GREEK IMPRESSIONS CONTINUED FROM CHAPTER V.-OTHER GREEK PRINTERS-THOMAS RICHARD

-MICHAEL FEZANDAT-BENEDICT PREVOST-GULI

WECHEL

ELMUS MOREL-MARTIN LE JEUNE-SEBASTIEN NIVELLE-ADRIANUS TURNEBUS -ANDREAS -1544-1560.

HAVING carried our account of the typographical operations of Robert Estienne, not only through the whole period during which he discharged the office of Typographus Regius, but also to the time of his decease; and noticed those also of his learned brothers, Francis and Charles; we may now turn our attention again to the minor performances of contemporary Parisian printers, as far as respects Greek impressions. To revert then to the year

1544. I find of this date from the press of Christianus Wechel, Aphthonii progymnasmata, Gr.4to; Aristotelis de cœlo liber primus, Gr. 4to; Herodoti Clio & Euterpe, Gr. 4to; Aristophanis Comoedia, Concionantes, Gr. 4to; Erotemata Chrysolora, (with other grammatical extracts from Chalcondyles and Gaza,) Gr. 4to; Gregorii Na

zianzeni in Julianum invectiva prior, Gr. 4to; Ejusdem Tragoedia, Christus patiens, Gr. 8vo. From the press of Joan. Ludovicus Tiletanus: Luciani dialogi deorum, Gr. 4to; Ejusdem dialogi marini, Gr. 4to. The following from that of Jacobus Bogardus: Hesiodi Theogonia & scutum Herculis, Gr. 4to; Platonis TOMITEía, Gr. 4to; Ejusdem Epistolæ, Gr. & Lat. 4to; Ejusdem Apologia Socratis, Gr. 4to; Xenophontis Economicus, Gr. 4to; Plutarchus de placitis Philosophorum, cum Budai interpretatione, 4to; Ciceronis Cato & Somnium Scipionis, Græce, ex traductione Theodori Gaza, 8vo; Jani Lascaris Rhyndaceni Epigrammata, Gr. Lat. 4to. Also impressions by printers not named: Hippocrates de jurejurando, de veteri medicina, &c. Gr. Lat. interprete Gorræo, 4to; and Joannes Varennius de dialectis Græcis, 8vo.

1545. Ptolemæi Geographia, Gr. 4to. Christ. Wechel; Sophoclis Ajax, Gr. 8vo. idem; Hippocrates de genitura, &c. Gr. Lat. 4to. Michael Vascosan; Pselli Arithmetices compendium, Gr. Lat. 8vo. Joan. Ludovicus Tiletanus; Euripidis Medea, Gr. cum scholiis Gr. 4to. idem ; Ejusd. Hecuba, Gr. cum schol. Gr. 4to. idem; Psalterium, Gr. Lat. cum argumentis & calendariis, 16mo. Carola Guillard; a pleasing little volume, before mentioned. Pselli syntagma in qua

tuor mathematicas disciplinas, Gr. 4to. Jacobus Bogardus; Scholia Græca in Aristophanis Thesmophoriazusas, ab Egidio Bardio edita, inscripta Francisco I. Gall. regi, Parisiis, 8vo. (Fabr.); Hippocratis aphorismi, cum comm. Gr. Lat. 8vo. (Ask.); Jo. Choeradami Lexicopater etymon. Gr. Lat. fol. (Fabr.)

1546. Aristophanis Comœdiæ, Græce, 4to. Chr. Wechel; Ptolemæi Geographiæ libri VIII. Gr. 4to. idem; Galenus de elementis, de opt. corporis constitutione, de bono habitu, de atra bile, Gr. fol., idem; Demosthenis contra Philippum orationes, Gr. 4to. Jac. Bogard.

1547. Xenophontis Hieron. Gr. 4to. Christ. Wechel; Plutarchus de institutione liberorum, Gr. 4to. idem; Galeni sermo adhortatorius ad artes, &c. Gr. Lat. 4to. idem; Porphyrii Isagoge, Gr. 4to. idem; Chrysolora institutiones Grammatica: accedit libellus de verbis anomalis, Gr. 4to. idem; Plutarchi convivium sapientum Gr. 4to. Mich. Vascosan; Lycophron, Græce, 8vo. Jac. Bogard. (Fabr.)

1548. Platonis Epistolæ, Gr. 4to. Christ. Wechel; Ejusdem Politica, Gr. 4to. idem; Hippocrates de natura hominis, Gr. 4to. idem; Luciani marini dialogi XV. Gr. 4to. idem; Ejus

dem Timon, Gr. 4to. idem; Ejusdem patriæ encomium & Cupido, Gr. 4to. idem; Ori Apollinis Hieroglyphica, Græce & Latine seorsim, 4to. idem; Hermogenes de methodo gravitatis, Gr. 4to. idem; Musai opusculum de Herone & Leandro, &c. Gr. 4to. idem; Aristoteles de Republica, interprete J. G. Sepulveda, Gr. Lat. 4to. Mich. Vascosan. A copy of this most beautiful volume (as it is termed) in rich old morocco binding in compartments, Grollier pattern, I have observed inserted in a modern London catalogue, at the extraordinary price of ten guineas. Georgii Diaconi, & Geo. Pachymeræ epitome Aristotelis Logica, Gr. Lat. 8vo. Vascosan; Aristotelis Politica, Gr. Lat. 4to. idem; Thucydidis liber primus, Græce, idem; Ciceronis prima ad Lentulum epistola, cum Græca Theodori versione, 4to. apud Thomam Richard.

This is one of a few instances of the name of THOMAS RICHARD, as a Greek printer. He was probably a descendant of Jean Richard, who is mentioned as a Parisian printer of the preceding century. There were others of the name at various periods; of whom, Guillaume Richard practised the art circa 1533, his mark being une

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POULE," with the words "in pingui Gallina.”

A beautiful impression of Hora in laudem B. virginis Mariæ, secundum consuetudinem Romanam, Gr. Lat. 16mo. ex officina Michaelis Fe

zandat, denotes the appearance of another Greek typographer in this year 1548. This impression of the "Horæ," &c. is executed "en rouge & "noir," and ornamented with wood cuts elegantly designed. FEZANDAT had the reputation of a skilful printer, but works exhibiting his name are few. His impressions generally bear as a mark the VIPER which settled on the hand of St. Paul, with the words: "Si Deus pro nobis, quis contra "nos;" which afterwards became the distinction of Michael Sonnius.

1549. Platonis Hipparchus, Amatores, & Theages, Gr. 4to. Christianus Wechel; Luciani Tyrannicida, Gr. 4to. idem; Luciani dialogi mortuorum, Gr. 4to. idem; Luciani Menippus, Gr. 4to. idem; Luciani Charon, Gr. 4to. idem; Aristophanis Plutus, Gr. Lat. per Girardum, 4to. idem; Aristoteles de anima, Gr. 4to. idem; Dionis Chrysostomi "non temere credendum," &c. & Plutarchi Opusc. "quod docenda sit virtus," Gr. 4to. idem; Aristotelis vel Theophrasti libellus de coloribus, Gr. Lat. 8vo. Michael Vascosan ; Aristotelis Rhetorica, Gr. cum interpretatione Lat. H. Barbari, 8vo. idem; Callimachi Hymni, cum scholiis, Gr. 4to. idem; Oppiani Cynegetica, Gr. 4to. idem; Nicandri Alexipharmaca, Gr. Lat. 8vo. idem; Gregorii Nazianzeni Orationes II. in natalem nostri Servatoris; & in