These "letters will prove an interesting present to the lovers of scarce editions, and of antient Italian literature." (M. R. vol. Ixix. p. 424. O. S.)

P. Colomanni SANFLT Dissertatio in aureum ac pervetustum SS. Evangeliorum Codicem MSS. monasteri S. Emerani. Ratisbon, 1786, 4to, with plates.

The MS. described in this rare work consists of 126 leaves on parchment: it is a Codex Evangeliorum with golden capital letters, and is deposited in the convent of St. Emmeran, at Ratisbon. It is considered as a masterpiece of calligraphy for the time when it was executed: at the beginning of the MSS. is a magnificent painting of Charles the Bald, king of France, of the ninth century. (Peignot, Eib. Univ. p. 402.)

Santander.—Dictionnaire Bibliographique choisi du quinziéme siécle; ou description par ordre alphabetique des editions les plus rares, et les plus recherchées du quinziéme siécle; précédé d'un essai historique sur l'origine de l'imprimerie, ainsi que sur l'histoire de son établissement dans les villes, bourgs, monastéres et autres endroits de l'Europe; avec la notice des imprimeurs qui y ont exercé cet art jusqu'à l'an 1500. Par M. de la Serna Santander. Bruxelles et Paris, 3 vols. 8vo.

A most elaborate work, to which all bibliographers are indebted for a fund of interesting and important information. The first volume contains his masterly sketch of the history and establishment of printing in Europe. M. Santander notices in the second and third only the principal editions of the 15th century, observing (vol. I. pp. 3, 4,) that though there are supposed to have been not less than 15,000 editions executed within that period, it is difficult to meet with 1500 which deserve the attention of the curious.

Jos. Ant. SAXII Catalogus Librorum, qui Mediolani

editi fuere ab anno M.CCCC.LXV. usque ad MD. Chronologicâ serie digestus.

In Argelati's Bibliotheca Scriptorum Mediolanensium, vol. I. pp 555—616.

SCHELHORN.-Amoenitates Literariæ; quibus variæ observationes, scripta item quædam anecdota et varia opuscula, exhibentur. Auctore Jo. Georg. Schelhornio. 2d edit. Francof. et Lips. 1725-1732, 14 vols. 8vo. To this work should be added Schelhorn's Amanitates Historia Ecclesiastica et Literariæ. Francof. 1738, 2 vols. 8vo, and especially his very rare tract,-De Antiquissima Latinorum Bibliorum editione, ceu primo artis Typographicæ fœtu et Librorum rariorum phænice, Diatribe. Ulm, 1760, sm. 4to, 36 pages. "This latter work is very desirable to the curious in biblical researches, as one meets with constant mention of Schelhorn's Bible." (Dibd. Bibliom. p. 64.) A brief notice of this edition of the Bible occurs in Mr. Beloe's Anecdotes of Literature, vol. III. p. 3.

M. Conradi SCHOENLEBEN Notitia egregii codicis Græci Novi Testamenti manuscripti, quem Noribergæ servat vir illustris Hieronymus Guilielmus Ebner ab Eschenbach. Norib. 1738, 4to.

A scarce and elaborate disquisition: it is illustrated with 13 copperplate engravings of the illuminations of the Ebnerian MS. A copy of one of these the reader may find supra, opposite page 108. A notice of the MS. itself is given in the Appendix, No. VIII.

SEEMILLER.-Bibliothecæ Academicæ Ingolstadiensis Incunabula Typographica, seu libri ante annum 1500 impressi circiter mille et quadringenti; quos secundum annorum seriem disposuit, descripsit, et notis historicoliterariis illustravit Sebastianus Seemiller, hujus biblio

thecæ præfectus. Ingolstadii, 1787, 89, 92, 4 parts in one vol. 4to.

A

copy of this work is in the library of the London Institution. Upwards of 1700 editions of the 15th century are here minutely described, and brief notices of their contents are frequently given. Seemiller is advantageously known as the author of the two following learned bibliographical works :1. Exercitatio de Latinorum Bibliorum, cum nota anni 1462 impressa, duplici editione Moguntina. Ingolst. 1785, 4to. 2. De Bibliis Polyglottis Complutensibus Notitia histor. crit. litteraria. Ingolst. 1785, 4to. All these pieces are rare.

VERNAZZA.-Osservazione Tipografiche sopra libri impressi in Piemonte nel secolo xv. Del Barone VerBassano, 1807, 91 pages.

nazza.

In this beautifully printed essay (of which very few were struck off) the learned author gives very interesting particulars relative to the labours of John Glin and Christopher Beggiamo, two Piedmontese printers, who are but little known. This tract is described by Peignot, together with some other scarce productions of Baron Vernazza, in his Rep. Bib. Spec. pp. 136-138.

VICENZA. Catalogo Ragionato de' libri stampati in Vicenza, e suo territorio, nel secolo xv, con un appendice de' libri de' Vicentini, o spettanti a Vicenza, che in quel secolo si stamparono altrove. Vicenza, 1796, 8vo.

JOHANNIS VOGT Catalogus Historico-Criticus Librorum Rariorum, sive ad scripta hujus argumenti spicilegium, index, et accessiones. Hamburgi, 1732, 2d edit. Hamb. 1738, 3d edit. Hamb. 1748, 4th edit. Hamb. 1753, 5th and best edit. Nuremberg, 1793, all in 8vo..

A very valuable and faithful work: the two last editions are preferable to the three preceding impressions. Vogt's

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plan, and execution of it, are characterized by Mr. Dibdin, as being at once clear and concise; but he is too prodigal of the term rare, (Bibl. p. 74.) Copies of the two last editions are in the London Institution.

Johannis Christopheri WENDLERI de variis raritatis librorum impressorum causis Dissertatio. Jenæ, 1711,

4to.

Steph. Alex. WURDTWEIN Bibliotheca Moguntina, libris sæculo primo typographico Moguntiæ impressis instructa, hinc inde addita inventæ typographiæ historia. Augustæ Vindel. 1787, 4to.

This work is illustrated by some curious plates of fac-similes of antient printing.

ZAPF.-Catalogus librorum rarissimorum, ab artis typographiæ ad annum 1499 excusorum, et in Bibliothecâ Zapfianâ extantium. Papenheim, 1786, 8vo.

SECTION III.

Works treating on anonymous, pseudonymous and suppressed Books.

§ 1. Anonymous and pseudonymous Books.

BAILLET.-Auteurs déguisés sous les noms étrangers, empruntés, apposés, feints à plaisir, abrégés, chiffrés, renversés, retournés, ou changés d'une langue en une autre; par Adrien Baillet. Paris, 1690, 12mo.

This work, which was never completed, also occurs in the 6th vol. of the Jugemens de Savants, pp. 241-497. It contains

only a preliminary treatise, sur le changement et la supposition de noms parmi les auteurs. In pp. 501-555 of the same vol. is a list of pseudonymous, &c. authors. Many mistakes of Baillet are corrected by La Monnoye with his usual learning and industry.

BARBIER.-Dictionnaire des ouvrages anonymes et pseudonymes, composés, traduits, ou publiés en François, avec les noms d'auteurs, traducteurs, et éditeurs, accompagné de notes historiques et critiques, par Antoine Alexandre Barbier, bibliothécaire du conseil d'état. Paris, 1806-1808, 4 vols. 8vo.

The completest work on the subject of anonymous and pseu donymous books; and containing nearly 12,500 articles. M. Barbier is now one of the imperial librarians at Paris.

Johannis DECKHERRI de Scriptis adespotis, pseudepigraphis et supposititiis, conjecturæ. Amstel. 1686,

12mo.

Johannis Alberti FABRICII centuria plagiariorum et pseudonymorum. Lipsia, 1689, 4to.

Cajetani GIARDINA de rectâ methodo citandi auctores et auctoritates animadversiones critica; quibus de pseudonymis, plagiariis, et anonymis, cognitiones, accedunt. Panormi, 1718, 12mo.

MORHOF has an amusing chapter on the subject of anonymous and pseudonymous authors, in the first volume of his Polyhistor, lib. 1. c. ix.

Vincentii PLACCII Theatrum anonymorum et pseudonymorum, etc. etc. cum præfatione Jo. Alb. Fabricii. Hamburg, 1708, fol.

The first edition of this work appeared in 1674, in 4to: the second is every way preferable, and contains 6000 authors. The appendix contains various treatises and essays on the same subject. To this work ought to be added,