Bibliotheca Spenceriana; or, A descriptive catalogue of the ..library of George John, earl Spencer . he reverse of x iii—Then begins the Topica on the recto of the ensuing leaf, whichconcludes on the reverse of y i—Then the Libek Partitionum ony ii recto, occupying .5 leaves and y. On the reverse of the 6th,begins De Claris Oratoribus*—14 leaves and f. Then De Peti-TioNE CoNSULATUs— 3 Icaves.—De Optimo Genere Oratorum, oneleaf.—Then the Orations of Demosthenes and iEschines De Corona,latinized by Leonard Aretin—19 leaves. Then, Senatui populoq;Atheniensi Salutem ^schines dicit, one page; at th
Bibliotheca Spenceriana; or, A descriptive catalogue of the ..library of George John, earl Spencer . he reverse of x iii—Then begins the Topica on the recto of the ensuing leaf, whichconcludes on the reverse of y i—Then the Libek Partitionum ony ii recto, occupying .5 leaves and y. On the reverse of the 6th,begins De Claris Oratoribus*—14 leaves and f. Then De Peti-TioNE CoNSULATUs— 3 Icaves.—De Optimo Genere Oratorum, oneleaf.—Then the Orations of Demosthenes and iEschines De Corona,latinized by Leonard Aretin—19 leaves. Then, Senatui populoq;Atheniensi Salutem ^schines dicit, one page; at the bottom of which isthe following colophon: Vniuersi operis finis per Bartholomeum Alexadrinu: Sc Andrea Asulanu impres/ si Venetiis: Anno natiuitatis doniinicae. III. Nonas Martias. VOL. r. XX S38 ANCIENT CLASSICS. {Koberger; 1497. On the reverse, is an address of * Hieronynivs Squarzaficvs Alexan-drinvs Domino Petro Bvsono Hierosolytnitanoivni Equitvm PrincipiDignissimo. Then, on the recto of the followiiig and last leaf, theRegister; with the ensuing device beneath:. As B. Alexandrinus was partner with Andreas Asulanus, the fether-in-law of Aldus—(the name of the latter of whom has acquired a speciesof immortality, in the annals of the Aldine Press, as executed by theingenious and accurate Renouard)—I imagined this device would notbe displeasing to the curious in ancient typography. The present isa good clean copy of a well printed book. In calf binding. 181. Cicero. De Oratore : cum iisdemOpusculis. Printed hy Koherger. 1497. Folio. The present volume is interesting, chiefly as presenting us with aspecimen of the roman type of Koberger, and as a testimony of theexistence of himself and of his press, as late as the year 1497. It maybe summarily described. On the recto of fol. 1, * Tvlius De Oratore cvm Commento etALIA opera. The oration of Omnibonus Leonicenus De LaudibusEloquentiae—on three pages. The text begins on a 3 rect. surroundedby th
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