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betwixt them, yet many Books lie upon the Ground. 
The Manufcripts have their pecuhar Places, diftindl 
from the printed Books, and are divided into fix dif- 
ferent Ciaffes, n)i%. T'heological, Juridical^ Medicinal^ 
Philofophical, Hijiorical, and Philological. The Manu-^ 
fcripts of Hebrew^ Syriack., Arahick^ ’Turki/h^ Armenian, 
Mthiopick, and Chinefe Books, are without Gomparifon 
the beft Colledion that is to be found. 
The choiceft Books of which this Library is com- 
pofed, (which has been colledling ever fince the Time 
oi Maximilian I.) are : The famous Library of Buda, 
of Matthias Corvinus, Son of Huhniades. The choice 
Library of Wolfgangus Lazius ; as alfo 3000 Books of 
Johannes Samhucus. Augerius Buslequius iliade a con- 
fiderable Addition to the reft ; and in his two Turkey 
Embaffies, bought a great many choice Greek Manu- 
fcripts at Conftantinople, which are markM thus with his 
own Hand, Aug. de Busheck. emit. Conkiantinopoli. There 
was alfo a considerable Number added out of the Li- 
brary of the learned Johannes Cufpinianiis, the Enaperor’s 
Library-keeper : And the noted Libraries and Mathe- 
matical Inftruments of Tycho Brahe, Kepler, and Gajfen- 
dus, were purchafed for it. 
But the greateft i\.ddition of all was made by that 
noble Library of Count Fugger, which confifting of 
16,000 Volumes, was purchafed by Ferdinand the Third. 
Befides which, the learned Peter Lambecius, the prefent 
Library-keeper, Hiftoriographer, and Counfellor of the 
Emperor, has brought hither the choiceft Books out of 
the Library of Infpruck •, and himfelf is Mafter of a 
moft excellent one of his own, which will in Time be 
added to the Imperial Library. I had it from his own 
Mouth, that there were at leaft 80,000 Volumes in this 
Library, which are encreafed by the Acceffion of other 
Books, which are purchafed, efpecially in the Turkifh 
Dominions, where the Emperor keeping a conftant Re- 
fident, no Opportunity is let flip to buy up any good 
Greek Manufcripts in their Convents. I remember my- 
felf, that when I was at Larijfa in Theffaly, the Refident, 
Seignior de Cafa Nova, was continually enquiring after 
Greek Books in their Monafteries, the prefent Emperor 
fparing no Coft to purchafe them ; and were it only 
for the Number of Books, it is certain, that by the 
Right the Emperor has of having two Books of what- 
ever is printed in Germany, this Library might foon in- 
creafe to a vaft Number. 
As Lambecius conferred on me a thoufand Obliga- 
tions, fo he was fo kind as to give me a Sight of all 
the rare Copies in this Library, among a vaft Number 
of which, I took an Account of the following : A Let- 
ter in the Chinefe and Tartarian Language, from the 
Emperor of China, to the prefent Emperor Leopold, 
weaved in a very fine Roll. Another Roll written in 
an unknown Charafter, but moft refembling Greek. A 
Book in the Runick Language. A very fair Manufcript 
of Ptolemy, the Maps colour’d. A Copy of Livy, the 
moft ancient Manufcript extant, a thoufand Years old, 
in large Letters, without Diftin<ftion of Words or Sen- 
tences, brought hither from the Infpruck Library. A 
very fair Manufcript in Greek of Diofcorides, 1100 Years 
old, in large Chara6ters, without Diftinftions of Words 
or Accents ; the Plants finely painted ; with the Pic- 
tures of Diofcorides, Galen, and fome other noted Phy- 
ficians. Two Books of Geometrical Propofitions de- 
monftrated in the Chinefe Language i whereof one with 
Pi6fures. An old Greek Manufcript in great Letters, 
without Diftinftion of Words or Accents. A Greek 
Manufcript 1300 Years old, of the Book of Genefis, 
without Stops or Accents. It contains forty-eight 
Draughts in Miniature, or Water-colours, relating to 
the Habits of the Ancients, to the Manner of their 
Feafting, their Poftures at Meals, Attendance of Ser- 
vants, and Mufick. Among other Things, the Exe- 
cution of Pharaoh'^ Baker is worth Oblervation, his 
Head being thruft through a forked Piece of Wood, 
and his Hands tied behind him. A Book of Painting 
in Miniature, by Albert Durer ; and a Sphere with a 
Globe within it, carved and painted by the fame Hand. 
A Book of Michael Angelo -, wherein befides many Ra- 
rities in Architedure, all the Paintin’gs and Defigns of 
the Belvedere are feen in Miniature. A very fair Al- 
choran in Arabick, with the Turkifh Explication inter- 
lined betwixt it. A Bible in the Coptick and Perfmn . 
Languages. Luther^s Bible, with many Notes, written 
by his own Hand. A fair Greek Manufcript of the 
New Tejiament, written with Golden Letters upon Pur- 
ple 1500 Years ago. A Magical \Glafs of the Emperor 
Rudolphus. Sixteen thoufand Pieces of ancient Greek, - 
Roman, and Gothick Medals and Coins, in Gold, Silver, 
and Copper. They pretend to have tv/o Copper Coins 
of the Emperor Marcus Otho. Being willing to add a 
few Drops to this Ocean, I prelented fome Coins, In- 
raglia’s, and Infcriptions, not to be found in Gruterush 
Great Work ; which I met with in the reraoteft Part 
of the Emperor’s Dominions ; which being fliew’d to 
his Imperial Majefty by Mr. Lambecius, he was fo well 
pleafed with them, that he not only permitted me the 
Ufe of what Books I defired, but alfo granted me a 
free Pafs, in Latin, through the Empire, exempting my 
Goods from being fearched ; which is no fmall Conve- 
niency, in a Country where a Traveller is to pafs thro* 
fo many different Jurifdidtions. 
After I had taken a full View of this Library, I 
thought I could not beftow my Time better than in 
vifiting alfo the Repofitory or Colleftion of Rarities 
made by the Care of many fucceeding Emperors ; in 
viewing of which, I fpent feveral Hours j but fully to 
fet down all the rich and magnificent Curiofities I fav/ 
here, is much beyond the Compafs of this Treatife, 
(the Catalogue which is kept of them taking up a large 
Volume in Folio) fo I will content miyfelf with men- 
tioning only a few of the beft out of a great many, 
fromi whence the Reader may be able to give a Judg- 
ment of the reft. The Whole is divided into fourteen 
Cafes or Cupboards. 
I. Contains many curious Veffels turn’d out of Ivory, 
Cups of Amber, Spoons, and other Velfels, of Mother 
of Pearl, fine Works of Coral, a Galley of Ivory, and 
two Cups, one turn’d by the prefent Emperor’s own 
Hand, the other by Ferdinand III. Several Cups of 
the Rhinoceros’s Horn. In the 2d, An Elephant with 
a Caftle, and many other Rarities of Workmanfbip on 
his Back. Two fine Pillars all of Ivory, with Bajfa 
relievo, and other Varieties in Ivory. . A. Pidlure 
in Oil of Ganymede, by Corregio. In the 3d, An old 
Man’s Head in Oil, by Albert Durer ; vaft Variety of 
Watches and Clockwork •, a fine Centaur in Silver. 
The 4th, Alfo contains Watches and Clocks j a tri- 
umphant Chariot ; a Turk of Quality with his Atten- 
dance j a Landfkip and a Cupid, by Corregio. In the 
5th, Are Variety of curious Works in Filegree, brought 
from Spain and the Indies ; and a Bafon of Agate finely 
wrought. The 6th, contains ap excellent Colledion of 
Intaglia, and old Roman Stones, of ineftimable Value 
for their Workmanfhip and Bigneis.- A large Agate, 
on which is wrought the Victory of Augukius C^efar over 
the Dahoiatians and Pannonians •, it is five Inches long, 
and four broad, of a very high Value ; befides feveral 
Heads and Figures cut in Onyx’s, Shells, and Sardo- 
nyx’s ; and a Chain with the Heads of the whole Au~ 
jirian Family. In the 7th, Divers Pieces of Mother of 
Pearl, curioufly wrought. The Head of Maximilian I. 
in Plaifter-work, with a Lock of his own Hair, and 
the Twelve Cafars Heads. Another Head, excellently 
well done in Oil, by Hans van Ach. In the 8th, A 
VefTel made of one Piece of Chryftal, of a Yard and 
a half high ; an Urn ; feveral Hands, with other Chry- 
ftal Works. The 9th, Has a very noble Ewer of 
Chryftal, and another noble Veflel ; many curious 
Crofles^ and other Varieties. The loth. Containing 
five rich Crowns ; the Imperial Crown adorned with 
precious Jewels, and a large blue Sapphire on the Top. 
A Model of the Crown wherewith the Emperors are 
crown’d, much exceeding in Value the Original. A 
Paragon Diamond, weighing 17 Carats. Several very 
large Rubies. A Sceptre made of Unicorn’s Horn, fee 
with precious Stone. A Locket made of very large 
Diamonds. A moft magnificent Sceptre, Globe, Crofs, 
and Crown, valued at 200,000 Crowns. An Opal as 
big as one’s Fift, as it came out of the Mine, with many 
other very fine Opals, and a very large Emerald. In 
