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
MIRABEAU. _Catalogue de la Bibliotheque de Mirabeau l'aine,
par Rozet_, 1792, 8vo. A fine collection of books; some of
them very curious and uncommon. At the head of the choice
things contained in it must be noticed the "Recueil de
Calques, ou dessins des titres et figure d'un grand nombre
des plus anciens ouvrages, graves en bois, ou imprimes en
caracteres mobiles, depuis l'origine de l'imprimerie," &c.
These designs were 226 in number; of which a description is
given at the head of the catalogue. They were purchased for
1105 livres, and again sold, with the same description
prefixed, at the last Crevenna sale of 1793 (see p. 79,
ante). Consult the _Curiosites Bibliographiques_ of Peignot,
p. 139.----MIROMENIL. _Catalogue des Livres de la
Bibliotheque de M. Hue de Miromenil, garde des sceaux de
France_, Paris, 1781, 4to. "It appears, from the catalogue
of M. de Coste, that this is a rare book, of which only few
copies were printed, and those never sold." _Bibliogr.
Curieuse_, p. 33.----MONTFAUCON. _Diarium Italicum; sive
Monumentorum Veterum, Bibliothecarum, Musaeorum Notitiae
Singulares a D. Bernardo de Montfaucon_, Paris, 1702, 4to.
_Bibliotheca Bibliothecarum Manuscriptorum nova, autore De
Bern. de Montfaucon_, Paris, 1739, folio, two vols. These
are the bibliographical works (which I thought would be
acceptable if placed in this list of Catalogues) of the
illustrious Montfaucon; whose publications place him on the
summit of antiquarian fame. So much solid sense, careful
enquiry, curious research, and not despicable taste, mark
his voluminous productions! The bibliographer may rest
assured that he will not often be led into confusion or
error in the perusal of the above curious and valuable
volumes, which have always been considered precious by the
philologist.----MORELLI. _Jacobi Morellii Bibliothecae Regiae
divi Marci Venetiarum Custodis, Bibliotheca Manuscripta
Graeca et Latina._ Tom. prim. Bassani, 8vo. Morelli was the
amiable and profoundly learned librarian of St. Mark's at
Venice; and this catalogue of his Greek and Latin MSS. is
given upon the authority of Peignot's _Curiosites
Bibliographiques_, p. lix.----MUSEUM BRITISH. _Catalogus
Librorum Manuscript. Bibl. Cotton._, Oxon., 1696, fol. _A
Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Cottonian Library_,
Lond. 1777, 8vo. _A Catalogue of the same_, 1802, fol. _A
Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts, &c._, Lond., 1759,
fol., 2 vols. _A Catalogue of the same_, Lond., 1808, fol.,
3 vols. _A Catalogue of the MSS. of the Kings Library, &c._,
1734, 4to. _A Catalogue of the MSS., &c., hitherto
undescribed_, Lond., 1782, 4to., two vols. _Catalog. Libror.
Impress., &c._, Lond., 1787, folio, 2 vols. These are the
published catalogues of the literary treasures, in
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