Sixteenth- Century Manuscripts. 23 



The original French edition appeared in 1566, 

 founded upon L'AGRICULTURE ET MAISON EUSTIQUE 

 of the same author (Charles Estienne), published in 

 Paris in 1564, Lyons 1565, and Antwerp 1565, and 

 in Paris 1565. A similar book, PKJEDIUM RUSTICUM, 

 in Latin, appeared in 1554. Other editions of this 

 country encyclopaedia are given by Souhait as follows 

 Paris, 1567, 1570, 1570 (Geneva imprint), 1572, 1573, 

 1574, 1576, 1578, 1583, 1586 (two editions), 1589, 

 1598 (three editions), 1612, 1620, and 1683. Rouen, 

 1598 (three editions), 1600, 1602 (three editions), 1608 

 (two editions), 1620 (two editions), 1624, 1625 (three 

 editions), 1629, 1632, 1641, 1646, 1647, 1655, 1656, 

 1658 (three editions), 1664, 1665, 1666 (three editions), 

 1668, 1674, 1676 (two editions), 1677, 1685, 1698 

 (two editions). Lyons, 1578, 1583, 1584, 1586 (two 

 editions), 1590, 1591, 1595, 1597, 1607, 1608, 1610, 

 1611, 1628, 1637 (two editions), 1645, 1650, 1653, 

 1654, 1655, 1659, 1667, 1680 (two editions), 1686, 

 1689, 1698, and 1702. Geneva, 1569. Montluel, 

 1572. Luneville, 1577. Cologne, 1695; there was 

 also an edition (unidentified) in 1660. In Italian, as 

 L' AGRICULTUEA E CASA DI VILLA, it appeared at 

 Venice, 1581, 1591, 1668, 1677. Turin, 1582, 1583, 

 1590, 1609, 1623. As BUCHER VON DEM FELDBAW in 

 German, at Strassburg, 1580 and 1588. In Dutch as 

 HOF-STEDE EX LANDT-HUYS. Dordrecht, 1612. The 

 numerous editions are accounted for by the publication 

 of an appendix, CHASSE AUX LOUPS, almost annually. 



SIXTEENTH-CENTURY MANUSCRIPTS. 



45. ARTILLERIE. Graf Solms. A manuscript in the 

 Hesse-Darmstadt Ducal Library. 



46. DDE TRATTI DI ARTIGLIERIA. Two volumes of manu- 

 script in the Parmense collection. 



