42 Ancient Books. 



and 1703 in Latin and in Italian at Venice. Codice 

 della Marciana (Class VII., No. DXXII.). " Sigis- 

 mundus Alb., novse artillerise inventor et ex Anglia 

 redux, obiit MDCOII." 



240. PERFETTO BOMBARDIERO Y ARTILLERO. Sebas. Ferd. 

 de Medrano. Bruxelles, 1699. 8vo. 



241. TRATTATO D'ARTIGLIERIA. Treats also of sword blades 

 and the barrels of muskets. Is an Italian MS. of the 

 17th century (codice della Magliabechiania, classe IX., 

 No. 80). 



242. UNTERRICHT VON DER ARTILLERIE. Peirander. 

 Hamburg, 1699. 



243. INTORNO AL FONDERE DELLE ARTIGLIERIE. Leonardo 

 da Vinci. A MS. consisting of 108 pp. in 8vo, said to 

 have some illustrations on the margins by the author's 

 hand. Much unintelligible according to Ayala. 



EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLISH BOOKS. 



251. SCHOOL OF RECREATION, or a Guide to the Most 

 Ingenious Exercises of Hunting, Riding, Racing, 

 Fireworks, Military Discipline, the Science of Defence, 

 Hawking, Tennis, Bowling, Ringing, Singing, Cock- 

 fighting, Fowling, etc. London, 1710, 1732. 12mo. 



252. FISHING AND HUNTING : The Art and Cunning of 

 Hunting the Hart, Stag, Hare, Fox, Otter, Wild Goat, 

 etc., the Art of Fishing and sundry curious baits, viz., 

 Worms, Flies, Pastes, etc. T. Bailey. London, 1720. 

 8vo, pamphlet. 



253. COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S VADE MECUM. Jacob Giles. 

 A compilation by a well-known "bookmaker." London, 

 1717, 12mo. 



