26 ACCOUNTS. ETC.. OF THE BEITISH MUSEUM. 



" The Author, finding imperfect and surreptitious copies of 

 these Hymns printed without his knowledge and much 

 against his will, was perswaded to publish them in his own 

 Defence ; otherwise he should not have sent things so very 

 inconsiderable to the Press." 



The most interesting foreign books of the fifteenth 

 century are : — 



The first edition of Nicolo de' Malermi's Italian translation 

 of the Bible, printed by Wendelin of Speier at Venice, 1471. 

 Vol. I. only. The complete work should be in two volumes ; 

 only one perfect copy is known to exist. 



Zanchini da Castiglionchio, Lapo : "Allegationes.' Printed 

 by Johann Reinhard, Rome, 1474. The first work produced 

 by this printer in Rome. 



Albertus Magnus : " Philosophia Pauperum." Printed at 

 the expense of Johann Solidi of Cologne, who printed at 

 Vienne in 1478. Of the two types used in printing this 

 book, the smaller has not hitherto been connected with 

 Solidi's press at Vienne. 



Jacobus de Voragine : " Historia Lombardica." Printed 

 by Richardus Pafi'raet at Deventer, 1479. 



Nicolaus de Auximo : " Compendio de Salute." Printed 

 bv Gabriel de Pietro, Tuscolano, 1479. 



Annius, Joannes: "De futuris Christianorum triumphis 

 in Turchos." Printed by Battista Cavalus, Genoa, 1480, The 

 only known work of this printer. 



Fliscus, Stephanus : " Synonima," in Latin and Italian. 

 Printed by Simon Magniagnus, Milan, 1480. The only known 

 work of this printer. 



Matthaei, Leonardus, de Utino : " Sermones Aurei de 

 Sanctis." Printed by Stephanus Koblinger, Vicenza, 1480. 

 The last of the three books this printer is known to have 

 issued. The first is already in the British Museum, and 

 the second in the Bodleian. 



Statutes of Reggio di Calabria. An undescribed book by 

 an unknown printer about 1480. 



Duns Scotus : " Sententiae." Printed by Johann von 

 Koln and Nicolaus Jenson, Venice, 1481. 



Forciglioni, Antonino, Archbishop of Florence : " Summa 

 Confessionum." Printed by Antonius de Strata, Venice, 

 1482. 



Albertus Magnus : " Compendium theologice Veritatis." 

 Printed by Gregorius Dalmatinus and Jacobus Britannicus of 

 Brescia, Venice, 1483. 



Otto von Passau, a Franciscan: ''Die vier und zwanzig 

 Alten." Printed by Martin Schott, Strassburg, 148.3. With 

 many woodcuts, borders and initials coloured by a contem- 

 porary hand. 



