DEPARTMENT OF PRINTED BOOKS. 27 



" Decretiim Abbreviatuin," " Modus vacandi beneficia," and 

 Michael Scotus " Physiognomia." Three books printed by 

 Heinrich Mayer, at Toulouse, about 1484-1488. Of the first 

 two no other copies are known, while of the third one other 

 copy only has been recorded. 



" Dialogus de Liberfcate ecclesiastica," printed by Rodolphus 

 Loeffs, at Louvain, 1485. This printer produced seven books, 

 all of which are very rare. 



Guillermus, Parisiensis, " Postilla," printed by Nicolaus 

 Philippi, at Lyons, about 1485. With woodcuts. The only 

 copy known. 



A Book of Hours, printed by Denis Meslier, at Paris^ 

 about 1491. On vellum, with many uncoloured woodcuts. 



Rituale of the Diocese of Bamberg, printed by Leonhard' 

 Sensen Schmidt, Heinrich Petzensteiner and Hans Pfeyl, at 

 Bamberg, 1491. 



" Biblia Istoriata." the Bible translated into Italian by 

 Niccolo Malermi, printed by Gulielmus, called Anima Mia, of 

 Piancerreto, at Venice, 1493. An earlier edition of this 

 famous illustrated Bible, printed by L. A. Giunta, at Venice 

 in 1490, was purchased by the Trustees in ]897. The edition 

 now added to the Library contains a large number of woodcut 

 illustrations, in themselves of great merit, which differ entirely 

 from those in the Giunta edition. Two other copies only of 

 this edition are known, one in the Cabinet of Engravings of 

 the Berlin Eoyal Museum, the other in the Library of the 

 Prince d'Essling. 



" Constituciones de Cathalunya," printed by Johann 

 Rosembach at Barcelona in 1494. A fine specimen of early 

 Spanish typography ; the border on the first page contains the 

 device of Nicolaus Spindeler. 



Guillermus, Parisiensis, '' Postilla," printed by J. MaurancI 

 for J. Petit, Paris, 1495. Remarkable as being the first dated 

 book issued by the famous publisher Jean Petit. An earlier 

 edition of this book printed at Lyons, 1485, is mentione<i 

 above. 



''Fueros de Aragon," printed by Paul Hurus, at Saragossa,. 

 1496, with a fine woodcut on the title-page. 



" Flores Legum," printed by Georg Wirfel and Marcus 

 Ayrer, at Ingolstadt, 1497. These printers are not known 

 to have produced more than two books. 



The Golden Legend in Dutch, printed by Hendrik Eckert 

 van Homberch, at Antwerp, 1516. With a large number of 

 interesting woodcuts. 



Petrus de Natalibus, " Catalogus Sanctorum," printed by 

 Nicolaus de Frankfordia, at Venice, 1516. Containing many 

 fine woodcuts and initials. In a contemporary Venetian 

 binding of beech boards covered with stamped brown 

 morocco. 



