Bibliotheca Spenceriana; or, A descriptive catalogue of the ..library of George John, earl Spencer . although Greek types had been used at Rome several years pre-vious to the date of this publication, there are blanks left in thisvolume for the insertion of the Greek passages. The capital Initialsare here uniformly, and neatly, inserted in gold; and the copy is as fineand large as can be wished. See the authorities referred to in theJntrod. to the Classics; vol. i. p. 140. 113. Apicius. Printed hy TVilliam Signerre. Mi-lan. 1498. Quarto. Editio Princeps. This is a volmne coveted by the curious
Bibliotheca Spenceriana; or, A descriptive catalogue of the ..library of George John, earl Spencer . although Greek types had been used at Rome several years pre-vious to the date of this publication, there are blanks left in thisvolume for the insertion of the Greek passages. The capital Initialsare here uniformly, and neatly, inserted in gold; and the copy is as fineand large as can be wished. See the authorities referred to in theJntrod. to the Classics; vol. i. p. 140. 113. Apicius. Printed hy TVilliam Signerre. Mi-lan. 1498. Quarto. Editio Princeps. This is a volmne coveted by the curious; andas it is not mentioned by De Bure, nor to be found in the collectionsof Gaignat, and the Duke de la Valliere—and as there is only a title-page account of it in the works of Harwood and Boni, the ensuingdescription may be acceptable. Fossi, in the Bihl. Magliabech. (see sub-sequent article) has very correctly noticed it, although not in socopious a manner as the following. Milan; 1498.] APICIUS. 24^ On the recto of the first leaf we are presented with this title. APICIVS IN RE In the original there is a badly-worked square line, by way of bor-der, round this device. On the reverse of the same leaf is the editorsaddress, beginning thus: Ad Magnificum loannem Mollum Ducale Secretarium Antonii Mottae Mediolanen. Epistola. This epistle occupies 3 pages, terminating with some verses of theauthor of it, and a tetrastichon of Bernard Mollus. The text of theauthor begins on the recto of a i, and concludes on the recto of e viij,in eights. On the reverse of the last leaf, we have the following versesand colophon : the former of which have been noticed by Freytag asbelonging to the edition of 1503. Antonius mota Ad vulgus. Plaudite fartores : ca^tari : plaudite ventresPlaudite mystili tecta per vncta coqui Pila sit albanis qua^cunq; ornata lagaenisPingue suum copo limen obesus araet VOL. I. Kk 250 ANCIENT CLASSICS. [Milan; 1498. Occupat insubres altissimus ille nepotu
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