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![215 a1% 218 ras, “ Historia de vita et gestis Scanderbegi Epirotarum principis,’ Rome, c. 1508 (see reproduction in Essling “ Lwres Vénitions,’ no. 2317 and cp. Schreiber, 2011); a few small wormholes, but otherwise in good condition with wide margins; green velvet binding folio (302 mm. by 203 mm.). Irattan. 5 Nov. 1465 ScoGGiIn (JoHN) Scocin’s Jests : FuLL oF witty MIRTH, AND PLEASANT SHIFTS ; done by him in France and other places. Being a Preservative against Melancholy. Gathered by Andrew Board, Doctor of Physick, Hlacts fetter, catchword and signature on F1 recto cut, half calf, VERY RARE 4io. London: for W. Thackeray ...and J. Deacon... n.d. [c. 1680] dealing of witches and witchmongers is notablie detected, the knauerie of coniurors, the impietie of inchantors, the follie of soothsaiers, etc. blact {etter, FIRST EDITION, woodcuts, a few leaves in sheets Bb and ce slightly waterstained, calf gilt 4to. London, W. Brome, 1584 Selden (John) Table-Talk, First EDITION, polished calf gilt, by Riviere Ato. for EH. Smith, 1689 SENECA (L. A.) EPIsToLaE aD 8S. PAuLUM: ISPISTOLAE AD LUCILIUM, ete. MANUSCRIPT ON. VELLUM, WRITTEN AT THE CISTERCIAN ABBEY OF SIGNY IN THE DIOCESE OF RHEIMS in a fine 12th Century gothic hand, double columns, 34 lines, 110 ll. ornamental initials in red, green and blue, titles in red throughout, old mottled calf folto (293 mm. by 210 mm.) France [RHEIMS. ABBEY OF SIGNY], XII CENT. n in the same hand as the book “ Liber Sancte Marie. Igniaci.” On the last leaf of the MS. is a poem attributed to William Abbot of St. Thierry, who retired to Signy, headed ‘* Willelmus Signiacensis de tribus dicendi generibus.” Note of ownership in first page of C. R. Jardel (d.1788), the antiquary and bibliographer of Braine, near Soissons. Stamp on same page “ ex libris Friderici de Schennis.” SENECA (L. A.) Epistotam ap. LuciniumM, MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM, beautifully written in a very fine rounded gothic script of humanistic character, double columns, 44 lines, 108 Il.; a fine tlluminated initial on a gold ground on the first page with a portrat of the Author, numerous mitials in red and blue with pen-work decoration, headings throughout in red, vellum folio (302 mm. by 217 mm.) ITALIAN, MID. XV CENT. SENECA (L. A.) Hercules Furens, Thyestes, Phoenissae, Phaedra, Manu- SCRIPT ON PAPER, neatly written in a semi-guthic book hand, 25 lines, 83 Ul. with an interlinear gloss (to folio 29), iuluminated initial S on first page with foliated scroll decoration in the top and bottom margin, old vellum folio (286 mm. by 215 mm.) ITALIAN, XV CENT. ** ‘The Phaedra ends on line 1075.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31674835_0212.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
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