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« 17. Bibliotlieca Pinelliana : A Catalogne of 
» thè magnifìcent and celebrated Library of 
» Maffei Pinelli, late of Venice. 
» THE importation of sucli a collection 
» of books into tliis country reflects ho- 
» nour on thè booksellers who have en- 
» gaged in it , who , we understand , are 
» Messieurs Robson and Edwards, wlio 
» undertook a journey to Venice on pur- 
)> pose to examine it, and immediately of- 
)> fered a price which thè cxecutors and 
)) trustees found it tlieir interest to accept; 
» and it has been conveyed to England , 
» at thè great hazard of thè sea , during 
)) thè late severe weather. — The many ce- 
» lebrated Jibraries that have been sold by 
» auction on thè Continent , and particu- 
» larly that of thè Duke de Valierc, drew 
» not a little money out of England, and 
» would have drawn more, had not thè 
» spirit of thè French prevailed to outbid 
» them, and keep thè best books and ma- 
» nuscripts at home. The tables , it is to 
» be hoped, are turned, and that many of 
)) thè rarest editions will take up their final 
» residence in our libraries both public and 
» private. The reputation of thè Pinelli 
» Library througliout Europe , for thè 
» number and scarcity of its valuable ar- 
» .ticles, renders it needless to expatiate on 
» *t, would our limits permit. A Cata- 
» Jogue of it was published, in 6 volumes 
» 8vo, by thè Abbé Morelli; and abstract 
« of whose preface is prefìxed to this sale 
» catalogue. It has been near 200 years 
» forming by thè family , and contains a 
» complete collection of thè earliest and 
» rarest editions of thè classic and other 
» authors , some in capitai letters ; and 
» among its manuscripts reckons a speci- 
» men of thè true Papyrus, a deed of sale, 
» written at Ravenna, A. D. 572, and ab 
» most in perfect preservation, first noticed, 
» and in part engraved, by Philip a Turre, 
» in bis Dissertatio Apologetica de Annis Im- 
» perii M. Aurelii Antonini Elagabali, &c. 
» Patav. 1713, p. 141. Maffei gaveatran- 
» script of thè whole, while it was in thè 
» hands ofFontanini ( Istor.Diplom . p.163). 
» After it passed into those of Zucconi at 
» Venice, Zannetti published thè whole, in 
)) Dichiarazione di un Antico Papiro scritto 
» nell’Anno Imo dell’ Imperio di Giustino il 
)) giovine , &c. Venice , 1768 , folio; from 
» whence Morelli engraved a specimen of 
» tlic date, thè name of thè seller, thè sub- 
» scription of one of thè witnesses, and 
» that of thè notary . It is preserved in a 
» frame, betwen two glasses , so as to be 
» seen on both sides , and is in length 7 
» Venetian feet and an half, and 11 Vc- 
» netian inches wide. This paper is not 
» uncommon in thè public archives of 
» France and Italy ; but in a private col- 
» lection may be esteemed a very great ra- 
» rity. The Pinelli MSS. of thè llth 
« century are, St. Austin on thè Gospel of 
» St. John, and a copy of thè Laws of thè 
» Lombards , from Ring Rothairc to thè 
« Emperor Henry III. A. D. 1002, and 
» of their judicial Formulai ; from which 
» manuscript thè printed copies may be 
» materially improved : Orosius of thè 
» 1 3th century ; Boetius and Horace of 
» thè 14th ; Tully De Officiis , Valerius 
» Maximus , Justin , Pliny Nat. Hist. Ca- 
)> tullus, Horace, Ovid, Juvenal, Persius, 
)> Aulus Gellius , P. Festus , Priscian , of 
« thè 14th; besides a variety ofBreviaries 
n and Offices. 
)) Among thè printed books, one of thè 
» most valuable articles appears to be a 
» rare and inestimable copy upon vellum 
» of thè Complutensian Polyglott , of 
» which ónly three copies were so print- 
» ed ; thè other two are in thè libraries 
» of bis Catholic Majesty and thè King 
» of Sardinia. A curious dissertation on 
» this famous edition , by Mr. De Missy , 
» may be seen in thè “ Origin of Print- 
» ing, ” 1776, p 53. 
» The sale of this magnifìcent collec- 
)) tion was.proposed to have been begun 
» at 12 o’ clock on Monday March 2 , to 
» have continued 22 days ; and recom- 
» mencing on Monday Aprii 20, to have 
» continued 36 days. From thè unfore- 
» seen delay in thè arrivai of thè books , 
» thè sale is now to begin on thè 20tk of 
« Aprii with thè second part first. We 
» shall note thè produce of thè most curi- 
» ous articles , and lay them before our 
n readers when thè whole is over. 
» *** Index Indicatorius in our next. » 
Da questo passo del suddetto volume intitolato « thè [] Gentleman s Magazine : || 
» and [] Historical Chronicle. j] Volume LIX. jj Fop. thè year mdcclxxxix, [| part thè 
« first », ecc. apparisce 1 ? Che la Biblioteca di Maffeo Pinelli menzionata di so- 
pra nelle linee 10-12 della pagina 3 fu acquistata dai Signori Edwards e Robson 
librari, e da essi trasportata a Londra; 2 ? Che la vendita di questa Biblioteca in Lon- 
