Idem
ego tum in caeteris libris omnibus tum maxime i_n_ Plynio ut fiat;
uehementer obsecro: obtestor: atq_ue_ adiuro: ne ad priora menda: _et_
tenebras i_n_extricabiles tanti sudoris opus relabat_ur_. Instauratu_m_
aliqua_n_tulu_m_ sub romano po_n_tifice maximo Paulo secu_n_do ueneto.
_Fol. 356^b, blank._
Folio. Quires [1^{12}, 2^8, 3-8^{10}, 9^{12}, 10-15^{10}, 16^8,
17-27^{10}, 28^6, 29-30^{10}, 31-35^8, 36^{12}, 37^8], 356 leaves,
first blank, 50 lines to the page, roman letter, without
signatures, catchwords or pagination. Two- to twelve-line spaces
left for capitals, with guide-letters; also spaces for occasional
Greek words. Greek type sparingly used, oftener transliteration in
roman. Two pinholes. Hain *13089. Proctor 4087. Morgan Cat. II, p.
39, n. 297.
The rubrication of the present copy is not only elaborate but also of
unusual merit. The first of the twelve-line initials of the thirty-seven
books is finely illuminated in gold and colors. The others, in the
outlines of which grotesque features are occasionally introduced, are
set off by skilful pen-work, harmonizing in general effect, but
carefully avoiding repetition in details.
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