lO^NNI OVORINO GR^EC^R^M LITE 
RARVH APVD BASILIENSES PROFESSORI, 
amico chariflimo fuo. 
C c I P I E s 6reui jimulcum his litcYisper Mediolannfes mtrctttorts Danoiios, 
tabuUs admtosdc Humanicorporisjibrica libros , (y corundan Epitomen fcuL 
ftas.T^tinam tam intcgreac tuto Bajileampcrfirantur^atjuc fcdulo cum fculpto-' 
rc N I C O L A o s T O P I O hic Bombcr^orum nc^ociorum fdchfimo 
cuyatorc,in humaniorihm^ Rudijs apprime uerfato iuuene, eas compofui : ne ali^ua ex parte 
attcyantur,aliud'ue incommodum ipjis uedura infrai , In ter tahularum fericm exempJarjru^ 
flatim rcpofiimus ,f'mul cum imprcfo flngularumfi^urarum typo , cui (Juo (iua:qne loco rcpo^ 
nenda ueniat afcripfi: ne frtiillarum ordo ac difpofitio tibituisue opcris ncgocinm fcej?c- 
ret,fgurie^nonordinatimimprimerentur,IncxcmpIari promptcdfcerncs,ubi^qeniii chaKi-' 
Bcrum fit immutandum. cpiandocjuidcm fcriptura: partent,(jua; or^ano rum hiRoriam comple-- 
Bitur ,continuo(ls orationis confextu finffilis capitibiis abJoIuitur,Iineis ab ca dislinxi, tjua- ad 
charaBerum (juiin tabiilis fctilptioccurrttnt explicationcm itiuat : oh idip f^ur.-trtim CT" chara^ 
Berum Indcx appellatiir. lu continua orationis fcrie ntifpiam fgttris indicandis intcrrupta,Ii 
tcrulas cxpcndes,<juas in ojjicinis ftiperlineares nuncupatis : <jua- illis reffondent annotationi^ 
btis,(juas intcriori mar^ini non tanta induSlria,(pianto lahorc (^ tardio,adhihiii, ut le^ori uc^ 
Itit fcrlptortim effent commcntarius,exprimens in qu.i'namfqtirapars,ctiiusmcntio incidit,ffe 
Baripofitttitiannotationesin exteriorimar^-ine obuiiV , eortim pi.v enarranfiir ar^qiimetitunt 
quodaniinodo propontiitt.In interioribiis, nc effemproUxior,Ciim rationcm ohfertiaui, ut pio^ 
ticfcuiKjiiefgtira indicattir,(jti(e capiti,uhi annotatio fpcdattir,pra-Jfxa efl, iiulluin capitis nit 
meruin indicein: quem alioquin appono ,fl f^ura altcriprarpon.ittir capiti, Rurftis,Jifgura in 
libro tibi annotafio occtirrit,inueniattir,lihrinumeriiilif£ur.-r hatidftibijcio . Quamohrem uc^ 
rofgtiras hoc iIlo'ue loco collocandas duxerim , in lihroruin tiftilis,c^ charaSlcruin indicihus 
abtinde cxplicatum repcrics.Notarum enim, quihus partes in dclincatione (juapiam infqnicn- 
d(cfieriit, Ioco,charaderes (juorum in ojficinisperpctuo tifis ejl,in fabulis fciilpftmiistprimiint 
frediitaiufculis,cy dcin aljjs Latinorum orftinfupcr Gra-cortim ininorihus : mox ab eorun- 
dcin grandiorihus ,qui Latinis non futtt fiitiliarcsttjtitim ucro hi omncs non fujJicercitt,miinero- 
ritin typos alfimpfiniis,:^ ftpue alia notula in commuitihih typis occtirrch.tt . In horiim indicii 
defcripfione obfcruatuin c/l,ttt indicans unamif priuatain cxplicafionem hahens charaBer , in- 
margine libcr colloccttir. Siucro pcculiarcin non habeat indicein,acuchiti ciim alio charaBcre 
expriiiiatiir,ipfipiinRiiin in marjqine fubicci , tif und ctim ca-feris IcHori in Jeric ohtiim ferct. 
eruinhancratioitcm,ac potifimtimcur chara^lcruiniitdiccm cum parfiuin hifloria conjuit-- 
iendum nonputauerim,aIi<is adfcprolixitts fcripfi: nunc tiero ijs piihiis pojfiin modis hortori 
rogopariter,ut omnia piain nitidifimi <o' ocyiis excudaitiiir ,ufip in iiteis coitatibus cxpc- 
Bationi,piam omitcs de tiia OJJicina,nuitc primthn ma^no fludioforuin comiitodo,fliciqs Mtt 
faruin oiitine in/lituta conceperunf,fafisjicias . ''Prieciptnim fluditim in tabularum iinprefioite 
erit iinpcndenduin , piod non iitilgaritcr acfchoIaflicc,uehif' picf inplicihiis duittaxat lineis 
fitt exprefx : mifpidin piBtine ratione ( f inferdtim locum pio rcs delincata: ftjjulcireitttir, 
excipias)itc^Iei^a.Qypianpiaht'c iudicio ualeas,nihil^s nS de tiia induflria CT' fcdulifafc mihi 
pollicear ,hoc uniim perctiperem , utittter cxcttdeiidiimid exemplar qu<im proximi imifarcris, 
qtiod dfctilptorejpeciininis Jtiiloco imprejjiiin,undctim ligncis fyrmis reclufiiin iiiucnies . ita c^ 
nim ntillus ch<iraBcr,quanttiinuis ctiain in uittbra recondittis ,octiIatuin fediilump IcBorcm lati- 
tahif. er quodin hacpiclura lon^iefl arfif'cioffimiiin,inihi<f JpeBatu pcrtjudin iticuiidiim , li- 
itearum in qtiihiifdam partibus crafitics jiinulctiin elegantiuinbrarunt obfijcafionc apparcbit. 
I^crum iton efl quodh<ec fibipcrfcribam,qiiuin inpapyri Icenifate Jolidifafe^ , acin priiitisin 
iieflraruinopcrarumdili^entiapofituntft,uffnqula,qiiaIcnuncmitfimus excmplar ,nosp hic 
alitjuof iinprefiiitus,cxtuaOjJicittaoiiinibusproponantiir,miiItispfanfcomiitunia. Dahoopc 
ram,ut non ifa multopof ad tios profcifcar,^:^ Jinon toto imprefioiiis tciitpore,JaItcin aliquan 
diu Bafkie Camorcr,mccum jormulam decrcti ScnatM enctiaIlafunis,quo cauetiiri ne qtiis 
tahularutn 
