6541 France. 15 volumes relating to topography and architecture, with many maps and plates, 8vo. and 12mo. 10s Including: Bordeaux, Ville et Province, 3 vols. 1760; Chambord; Dieppe, Eglises de, plates, 1846; Mont-Saint-Michel et Tombelene, par M. Raoul, 14 plates, India proofs, 1833; Nismes, 1724, 67; Orange; Puy-de-Dome; Sens par Tarbé; Tournai, l'Eglise Cathedrale, 2 vols. 1843; Vaucluse. 6542 Germany. 13 Guides and topographical Works, 4to. and 12mo. 58 Including: Cologne, S. Gerson zu Köln; Hadel; Dresden; Muggendorf; Munich ; Nürnberg; Prag; Regensburg; Trier. 6543 Holland and Belgium. 7 Guides and topographical Works, 12mo. 2s 6d 6544 Italy, Guides and works relating to the Archaeology and Topography of; in all 28 vols. 8vo. and 12mo. with many maps and plates, 20s 1552-1842 Including: Ancona; Bologna; Brera; Cuma, Avanzi dell' antica Città, a map; Ferrariae, de Praeficis Urnae Sepulcr.; Firenze, 1790-1825; Genova ; Milano; Naples; Isles d'Ischia, de Ponza, Vandoltena, Procida, Nisida, Cap de Misène, Mont Pausilipe; Orvieto; Pisa; Pozzuoli; Roma, delle Antichita di, da L. Fauno, Venetia, 1552; Bernardini, Roma; Vasi, Roma; Sickler, Plan de la Campagne de Rome, 1816; Turin par Paroletti; Venezia; Quadri, Venise ; Verona ; Vicenza, Accademia Oimpica di; etc. 6545 Spain. 7 Guides and topographical Works, 12mo. 10s 1804-47 Including: Cordoba por Ramirez; Madrid; Ramon, Manual de Madrid; Museo del Rey ; Damian Bermejo, S. Lorenzo del Escorial; Cean Bermudez, Cathedral de Sevilla. 6546 Antiquarian Tracts, including: Cockerell's Sculpture in Lincoln Cathedral, 1848; Flasschaert, la Noblesse, les Titres et la Féodalité, Brux. 1818; J. Winter Jones, Early Slavonic Antiquities, 1848; Antiquitates Wiltunenses, 1828; Newton's Study of Archaeology, 1850; Waldschmidt, de mutatione Insignium et Sigillorum, 1746—in all 23 Tracts, the lot, 3s 6d DIPLOMATICS, MEDIEVAL LATIN GLOSSARIES. Penmanship, Cyphers, Shorthand, Cryptography. 6547 ASTLE (Thos.) on the Origin and Progress of Writing, as well Hieroglyphic as Elementary, illustrated by Engravings taken from Marbles, Manuscripts, and Charters; also some Account of the Origin and Progress of Printing, 4to. SECOND EDITION, with Additions, portrait, and 31 plates of facsimiles of MSS. Alphabets, etc. 35s 6548 Priced, 1843, John Bohn, £2. 128 6d; 1856, Muskett, £2. 2s. 1803 the same, royal folio, LARGE PAPER, the plates unfolded (pub. at £10. 10s in boards) calf neat, £4. 4s Hibbert's copy fetched £5. 1803 To all gentlemen engaged upon original researches of State Papers, Charters, and other Early Documents, Astle's work is indispensable. 6549 BARROIS (J.) Elements Carlovingiens, linguistiques et littéraires, 4to. plates, half calf gilt, 10s 6d Paris, Crapelet, 1846 6550 CORTICELLI (Lodovico) L'Ozio superato nelle Cifre disciolte e divise in varie Considerazioni politiche di Guerra, 4to. portrait, bds. SCARCE, 12s Bologna, 1702 6551 DỤ CANGE (C. Dufresne Domini) Glossarium ad Scriptores mediæ et infimæ Latinitatis, 6 vols. portraits and plates, including those of coins, Paris, 1733-36— Carpentier (D. P.) Glossarium Novum seu Supplementum ad auctiorem Glossarii Cangiani Editionem, 4 vols. plates, ib. 1766-together 10 vols. folio, old French calf, £7. 7s Paris, 1733-66 An interesting book on the writing in Cypher. Priced, 1828, Beckley, £12. 12s; 1831, H. Bohn, £15.; 1832 and 1843, Payne and Foss, £15. 158-Large Paper, the Duke of Grafton's copy, £16. 1ôs; Jas. Bohn, in 1840, £18. 18s; in 1847, £14. 148; Drury's copy fetched £11. 13s; Brockett's, £13. 13s. The editions, 3 vols. folio, Paris, 1678; 3 vols. folio, Francof. 1681, and Lugd. 1688-are of no value. 6552 DUCANGE et CARPENTIER, Glossarium Scriptorum Medii Evi, in Epitomen redactum multisque verbis et dicendi formulis auctum, ab ADELUNG, 6 vols. 8vo. half calf, the Rev. J. Mitford's copy, £3. 10s Halis, 1772-84 "Dr. Parr gave £12. 12s for this book, and considers it one of the best in his library." Bibl. Parriana. "This is a work in very great estimation. It contains a fund of the most curious, amusing, and useful intelligence."-Dibdin. Many Antiquaries prefer Adelung's edition even to the original folio edition in 10 vols. "Without the Glossary of Ducange nothing can be done satisfactorily in the study of history previous to the sixteenth century; we can hardly decipher a single parchment without having recourse to these pages."-H. L. Jones. A very useful work to all engaged in Antiquarian studies, giving full particulars about Mediaval Ceremonies, Customs, Laws, etc. containing also obsolete Technical Terms of every kind. 6553 DUCANGE. Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis, conditum a Carlo Dufresne domino Ducange, unctum a monachis "ordinis S. Benedicti, cum supplementis integris D. P. Carpentieri, et additamentis Adelungii et aliorum, digessit G. A. L. Henschel, 7 vols.--Glossarium Latino-germanicum mediae et infimae aetatis, ed. Diefenbach, 1 vol. Francof. 1857-together 8 vols. 4to. sd. £11. 15s Paris, 1840-50-57 6553* Francof. 1857 Cette nouvelle édition remplace avec avantage et à un prix plus modique l'ancienne édition de Ducange revue par les Bénédictins, et celle du supplément de D. Carpentier, devenue de jour en jour plus rare et plus chère, elle a été revue et augmentée par M. Henschel, d'après les travaux postérieurs. Diefenbach's Supplement, separately, 4to. sd. 30s 6554 LE MOINE, Diplomatique pratique, ou traité de l'arrangement des Archives et Tresors des Chartres, 4to. plates, calf, 38 6d Metz, 1765 6555 MABILLON (Joannis) de Re Diplomatica, libri VI, in quibus quidquid ad Veterum Instrumentorum Antiquitatem, Materiam, Scripturam et Stilum: quidquid ad Sigilla, Manogromanta, Subscriptiones ac notas Chronologicas: quidquid inde ad Antiquariam, Historicam, Forensemque Disciplinam pertinet, explicatur et illustratur, cum SUPPLEMENTO; tertia editio locupletata a ADIMARI, 2 vols. in 1, royal folio, BEST EDITION, many plates of facsimiles, hf. bd. calf gilt, uncut, fine sound copy, £2. 12s Priced, 1829, John Bohn, hf. bd. £8. 8s. Napoli, 1789 "In this learned book Mabillon not only gives, in a series of erudite dissertations, a complete account of the principal ancient charters and documents of importance subsisting in Europe, but also lays down a complete code of Palæography, and furnishes also a most ample statement of the different variations which the manner of compiling and of engrossing charters has undergone in various ages. A large portion of the book is taken up by facsimile copies of various royal charters, and the whole may be described as a sine quâ non to the professed antiquary."—H. L. Jones, Gents.'s Mag. Dec. 1855. 6556 MACAULAY's Polygraphy, or Short-Hand made easy, 12mo. 119 engraved pp. cloth, 58 1756 Mantova, 1727 6557 MAFFEI, Istoria diplomatica, 4to. plates, calf, 58 6558 METHODE facile pour dechiffrer un Ecrit quelquonque, 8vo. plates of Hieroglyphics, hf. bd. 3s 6d Florence, 1833 6559 NEWDORFFER (Johann) Anweysung einer gemeinen Hanndschrift, obl. 4to. 37 leaves, specimens of Penmanship, including several Reverses for learning the Manner of Writing by tracing over them on the back, a mode of procedure which will enable the Pupil to copy exactly, and shows how he must proceed if he wishes to become an Engraver, bds. scarce and curious, 25s Nurmberg, 1538 6560 PALATINO (G.) Compendio del Gran volume de l'arte del bene et leggiadramente Scrivere tutte le sorti di Lettere et Carattieri, sm. 4to. woodcuts (rebus), ornamental letters, etc. vellum, £2. 2s Roma, per li Heredi di V. & L. Dorici, 1566 Fine copy of a scarce book. 6561 PALATINO (Giovambattesta) Liber nelqual s'insegna a Scriver ogni sorte lettera, Antica & Moderna, di qualunque natione, con le sue regole, & misure, & essempi, sm. 4to. woodcut portrait mounted, ornamental and rognose letters, Illyrian alphabet, rebuses, etc. etc. maroon morocco, gilt edges and ornamented sides, scarce, 30s Roma, per Valerio Dorico, 1561 The pagination passes from 4 to 7; sheets G. and H. have each only 7 leaves, but the book is thus perfect. 6562 RUSSELL (J.) Complete and Useful Book of Cyphers, obl. 4to. 24 plates, including that of the Emperor Charlemagne's Crown, sd. 18s 1791 6563 SELENI (G.) i.e. August, Herzog von Braunschweig, Systema integrum CRYPTOGRAPHIAE: Cryptomenytices et Cryptographiae libri IX., in quibus Steganographie a J. Trithemio conscriptae enodatio, folio, fine copy in calf, with the autograph of the Earl of "Balcarres" in an old hand (temp. 1650) on the title, RARE, 36s Lunebergae, 1621 "Ouvrage curieux."-Brunet. Bindley's copy fetched 37s. 6564 SILVESTRE (J. B.) PALÉOGRAPHIE UNIVERSELLE. Collection de facsimile d'écritures de tous les peuples et de tous les temps, publiés d'après les modèles écrits et peints; accompagnés d'explications histor. et descriptives par MM. Champollion, 4 vols. atlas folio, with about 300 magnificent plates of FACSIMILES OF EVERY KIND OF MSS. many beautifully illuminated, not quite perfect, hf. bd. morocco, uncut, £24. Paris, 1839-41 Published at £75.; usual price at auctions £40. Ouvrage capital exécuté avec le plus grand luxe et dont beaucoup de planches sont coloriées et rehaussées d'or. Il manque trois titres et quelques feuillets de texte. L'ordre de quelques planches est inverti. 6565 SILVESTRE, ALPHABET ALBUM, ou Collection de 60 feuilles d'alphabets historiés et fleuronnés, tirés des plus beaux manuscrits de l'Europe, des documens les plus rares, ou composés par J. B. Silvestre, professeur de calligraphie des princes d'Orleans, folio, (pub. at £3. 3s) hf. morocco, 30s Paris, 1843-44 Bernal's copy fetched £2. 28. "La grande variété, la beauté des alphabets, la pureté du dessin, la réunion de tous les styles, forment en quelque sorte l'histoire de la lettre artistique de tous les pays, de tous les siècles: c'est une publication vraiment utile en ce que ce recueil deviendra pour ainsi dire le vade mecum de tous ceux qui s'occupent de calligraphie, peinture, gravure, dessin et lithographie." 6566 SPELMANNI Glossarium Archaiologicum continens Latina-barbara, peregrina, obsoleta et novatae significationis Vocabula; quæ post labefactatis a Gothis, Vandalisque res Europaeas in scriptoribus, chartis et formulis occurrunt, folio, best edition, portrait, calf, £2. Lond. 1687 Priced, 1832 and 1837, Payne and Foss, £3. 13s 6d; 1848, Payne and Foss, £2. 12s 6d; Brockett's copy fetched £3. 16s; Bindley's, £2. 178; Tooke's, with MS. notes, £3. 178. Large Paper copies have sold for, Heath's, £5.; the Duke of Grafton's, £3. 58; Hibbert's, £4. 148 6d. This valuable work is particularly directed to the illustration of Early English and Anglo-Saxon Words, Subjects, and Localities; it is indispensable to English Etymologists and Antiquaries. 6567 TAGLIENTE (G. A.) la vera Arte de lo excellente Scrivere diverse varie Sorti di Litere, small 4to. a most curious book, printed in an immense variety of Letters apparently imperfect, vellum, 20s Venegia, 1547-8 6568 TERRY (G.) New and Complete Book of Cyphers on practical Principles, calculated for the use of Artists and others, 4to. engraved on 25 plates, sd. 20s 1786 6569 VAINES (De) Dictionnaire raisonné de Diplomatique, contenant les Règles principales et essentielles pour servir à déchiffrer les anciens Titres, Diplomes, et Monuments, ainsi qu'à justifier de leur Date et de leur Authenticité, 2 vols. 8vo. numerous plates of Medieval Charters, and Facsimiles of MSS. of all Ages, calf neat, 288 Paris, 1774 6570 the same, 2 vols. 8vo. no plates, calf, 3s 6d 1774 6571 VESIN, Traite d'Obscurigraphie, ou Art de déchiffrer ou traduire les Ecritures en chiffres, Caractères secrets ou imaginaires, 8vo. sd. 2s 6d 1838 6572 WALTHERI Lexicon Diplomaticum, Abbreviationes Syllabarum et Vocum in Diplomatibus et Codicibus a Seculo VIII ad XVI usque occurrentes exponens, junctis Alphabetis et Scripturae Speciminibus integris, cum prefatione J. H. Jungii, 3 parts in 1 vol. folio, 225 plates of Mediaeval Alphabets and Contractions and 28 plates of Facsimiles, all with explanations, good impressions, calf, fine copy, rare, £4. 4s Gottingae, 1747 A magnificent volume. In consequence of variations existing between copies, the collation of the above is given. According to Brunet, it is of the second issue, but with the title of the 3rd volume of the 1st issue, after the title comes 'Jungius Lectori,' a Preface of 8 leaves, then Plates 1-110, afterwards a false title to Vol. II and Plates 111-225. At the end follow 28 interesting Facsimiles of early writing, and a very complete Index of 19 leaves. The author expended his whole fortune upon this undertaking, and was entirely ruined by it. A reimpression of the same plates was made at Ulm in 1756. 6573 WALTHERI Lexicon Diplomaticum, a third issue or reimpression of the above, 3 vols. in 1, folio, 28 plates of Facsimiles and 225 of Mediaeval Alphabets and Contractions, good clean copy, calf, £3. 3s Ulmae, 1756 Priced, 1834, Thorpe, vellum, £3. 138 6d; 1830-48, Payne and Foss, wanting a leaf, £4. 48 and £3. 38. : Collation Title; Preface Fratres Schmidii Lectori,' 3 leaves; Preface, Jungius Lectori, 8 leaves; 28 plates of Facsimiles; Plates 1-225; Index, 19 leaves. 6574 WRIGHT'S Court-hand Restored, or the Student's Assistant in reading old deeds, records, etc. with Appendix of the ancient names of places in Great Britain, 4to. 23 plates of facsimiles (pub. at 21s) cloth, 12s 6d 1816 |