Bibliomania; or Book-Madness: A Bibliographical RomanceDibdin, Thomas Frognall
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Bibliomania; or Book-Madness: A Bibliographical Romance
Dibdin, Thomas Frognall
Bibliography; Bibliomania; Book collecting; Books -- Prices
Anonymianae, in quo libri rariores recensentur, una cum notis
litterariis_, Norimb., 1738, 8vo. This is a catalogue of
value, and may be well ranged with its brethren upon the
bibliographer's shelf. Another "_Bibliotheca Anonymiana_,"
was published ten years preceding the present one; at the
Hague, in three parts, one vol., 8vo.: which, in the _Bibl.
Solger._, vol iii., no. 1388, is said to contain many
rare books: see also no. 1370, _ibid._----D'ARTOIS.
_Catalogue des Livres du Cabinet de Monseigneur Le Compte
D'Artois_, Paris, 1783, 8vo. Very few copies of this
catalogue, which is printed in a wide octavo page,
resembling that of a quarto, were struck off: according to
Fournier's _Dict. Portat. de Bibliogr._, p. 120, edit. 1809.
See also _Cat. de Boutourlin_, no. 3876.----AUGUSTANA.
_Catalogus Bibliothecae inclytae Reipubl. Augustanae utriusque
linguae tum Graecae tum Latinae librorum et impressorum et manu
exaratorum._ Aug. Vindel., 1600, fol. Morhof informs us that
this catalogue, of which Hoeschelius was the compiler,
contains an account of some manuscripts which have never
been printed, as well as of some which Marcus Velserus
published. It is, moreover, full of precious bibliographical
matter; but unfortunately (the possessor of it may think
otherwise) only ONE HUNDRED COPIES were struck off.
_Polyhist. Literar._, vol. i., 211. I find, however, some
little difficulty about distinguishing this catalogue of the
Augsbourg library from the impression of 1633, fol., which
Vogt mentions at p. 323, and of which he also talks of 100
copies being printed. It should not be forgotten that
Hoeschelius published an admirable catalogue of the Greek
MSS. in the library of Augsbourg, 1595, and again 1605, in
4to. Colomies pronounces it a model in its way. _Bibl.
Choisie_, p. 194-5. The catalogue of the Greek MSS. in the
library of the Duke of Bavaria, at Munich, was published
about the same period; namely, in 1602: the compiler was a
skilful man, but he tells us, at the head of the catalogue,
that the MSS. were open to the inspection of every one who
had any work in hand, provided he were a _Roman Catholic_!
This was being very kind to protestants! _Jugemens des
Savans_, vol. ii., part i., p. 215, edit. 1725. See also
Vogt's _Catalog. Libror. Rarior._, p. 232.----AUGUSTANA.
_Notitia historica-literaria de libris ab artis typographicae
inventione usque ad annum, 1478, impressis, in Bibliotheca
Monasterii ad SS. Udalricum et Afram Augustae extantibus._
August, Vindel, 1788, 4to. This volume, which I have no
doubt would gratify the curious bibliographer, it has never
been my good fortune to meet with. It is here introduced
upon the authority of the _Cat. du Cardinal de Lomenie_,
no. 2647: ed. 1797.
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