VIII PR.EFATIO. 



» riim liKiiiiiii syiiiliolariiiii Miriis locis (lisp,crsariini. Saepc 

 » iniMiiiiii |il;iiil;iiii ;i lc (jcsi riphiiiu ;il iiiiilliiiii lcinporis -iicrdd 

 » iiKpiiiviido 1(1(11111, (|ii() dcscripki sil. Miianidiiicniin iii pcrcnni 

 » lillcnild (■oiiiiiicivio (icciip;ili siiiiiiis, cihuiliii' cl l;iiid;mliir 

 » symhohc iiosli;c, ;il , illo iic^lcclo, iiiio \(,'ro posl ohitiim 

 >) omncs sliidciil inodo iil c;i.> \iliipcrcnl. Expcrlus novi » 



SM j;mi ;i(l i;ilioiiciii iiicliiodi iii lioc lihcllo coiisciihcndo 

 nsurp:ilGe acccdcns, contcxtiim cjiis ordiiicin(|uc [laucis c.\- 

 jioiKim. 



Ouisquc sihi facillimc pcrsiiadchil , ipii liiicm iiistiliili iioslri 

 prohc iiilcllcxcril, mc cssciili;ilcs soliiiii, (pios voc;iiil, cli:ir;ic- 

 feres gcncricos ct spccilicos phmhinim cclliihiiMiim siiis locis 

 sinp:iil:ilim commcmoralarum, palriam, li;il)ilalioiicm, invcnto- 

 rcm cl lihi'i iiidiccm, (pio dcscriptioncs iicc noii iconcs ;iii;ily- 

 licas inscriii , liiic cxhihcrc dchuissc. Proposiliim noslriim in 

 li:ic Syllogc cdcnda riisiorcm CNposilioncm vctabal. Alioipiin 

 dcccm voliiiiiiii;i vi\ s;ilis 1'iiissciil. Iloc iiicommodi, (pianlum iii 

 mc csl, lit lcnircm, (li;ttinoscs |)lui-im;iriim stirpium impi'imis 

 c\otic;iruin olim cviilg;ilas ihi ciiicii(l;irc ct dil;il;u'c, iil valcant 

 ad (piauHpic spccicm ;ih ;irriiiihiis disccrncndam iiistitiii. 



Quihiis ;iiitcm ciiiiil c;iiis;c cui' opiis ipsuiii oi'iiiiii:ilc coiisii- 

 lant, jinctcr dcscriptioii(\s, ul j;iiii ;idmoiiiii , lociiplc(issiiii;i> , 

 invcniciil iiiihi cl ;iiiiiii;i(lvci'sioiics (iii;iiiipluiiiii;i.s , in (piihiis 

 FincMila cl iiov;i spccii^s ciim ^ininihiis cl similihiis scdiilo iiiiiiu- 

 laliiiKjuc coll;il;i csl, (pio r^icilins diimosci |)ossil. Oii;c dili^viiti;i 

 vero, comiilciiiciiliim oiimis (lcscriplionis , siciit ct^o ;cstimo, 

 iicccs>;iriiiiii cl priccijHiiim , ;i iioiiiiiilli^- ;c\ i iioNJii microgra- 

 pliis, m;i\imo sciciili;c (jclriiiiciilo. ;iiil iiiiiiis iicl;IccI;i, ;iiil 

 ohlivioiii consiillo prorsiis lr;i(lil;i c>l. Milii ciclcriim s|;it iii scri- 

 hciido coiiipciidiis scii ;ihl)rc\ i;ilioiiihii> iili, iic liiiiilcs iiniiis 

 volllliiiliis lr;iiisc;iiii. \ciillii ;id ili\ ('>li::;ilioiiCN cxpcdiliorcs 

 rcddciid;!--, iiidcv ;iiiiplus oimics okIiiic ;ilpli;ihclic(i coiiiplcclciis 

 :ihhi'c\ i;ilii(ii('.s iii (';ijii!c opcri- rcjicricliir. 



