No More Learning

37 See the learned Benedictine Montfau- con's work, " Bibliotheca Bibliothecarum. " This was published at Paris, in two folio volumes, A. D. 1729. Also, Bailly's "No- tices historiques sur les Bibliotheques. " This work issued at Paris a. d. 1828, in 8vo.
3* For a considerable amount of bibliogra- phical information, the —student may examine
these succeeding works:
Struvius' "Notitia
Rei Litterariae.
"
This octavo volume was
published at Frankfort and Leipzig, in
1754, edited by Fischer. Still a better oc-
tavo edition, by Ingler, appeared at Jena, in the same year, and in three volumes. Like- wise, see "Nouveau Traite de Diploma- tique," par deux Religieux Benedictins de
INTRODUCTION.
the aid of learned and descriptive manuals39 for the Hbrarian must usually be sought. 4° The examination and publication of great historical collections and library catalogues, relating to French,*^ German,-*'
39 The reader may consult Fabricius, " De Bouquet, a priest of this order, and pub- Transpositione Bibliothecaram Memora- lished at Paris, in 1738. This learned bili,"J. J. Bauer, " Bibliotheca Librorum editor carried on his work to the eighth Rariorum," Ebert's "Zur Handschriften- volume. Afterwards the tomes M-ere kunde. " This work was published at successively issued and edited, by other
Leipzig, in two volumes octavo, A. D. 1825, 1827.
*° Some general works and editions of great value for this investigation are : Jacob's
''
Traicte des plus belles Bibliotheques pub- liques et particulieres qui ont este et qui sont a present dans le Monde. " Published
at Paris, in 8vo, A. D, 1644. A work of Maderus, "De Bibliothecis atque Archivis. "
members of the order, to the commencement of the present century. Members of the French Institute have since continued that work, which had lately been issued from the French Imperial press. The twenty- first tome appeared in 1855.
''^ The libraries, in various old, indepen-
dent, but at present absorbed or centralized,
states of Germany, have been admirably
described by several competent scholars. 4to, A. D. 1702 to A. D. 1705. A work of Thus we may refer to Mabillon's " Iter
Published at Helmstadt, in three volumes,
' ' Dissertatio in Primum Germanicarum. " On this the
Pezius,
Tomum Thesauri Novissimi Anecdotorum. "
This was published at Augsburg, in five
folio volumes, between the years 1 72 1 and
"" 1 728. Also Mabillon's Vetera Analecta.
Issued at Paris, A. D, 1723, in folio.
*' See "Iter Gerbertus,
Germany ''
Isagogica
subject, scholar may consult Kundmannus, " Aca-
demiae et Scholae Germanise, praecipue Du- catus Silesise, cum Bibliothecis in Nummis. "
Published at Breslau, a. d. 1741, in 4to. During the last century, too, the remarkable libraries of have been described in
Alemannicum,
accedit Italicum et Gallicum. " Published Hirsching's Sehenswiirdige Bibliotheken
at St. Blasius, Suabia, in 8vo, A. D. 1765. A vast amount of historical, as likewise of literary and scientific information—espe- cially as relating to Great Britain, France, Switzerland and Germany—will be found in the periodical series of octavo volumes, published at Geneva, where issued in Ja-
"
Teutschlands. " This work was published at Erlangen, in four octavo volumes, be-
tweentheyears 1786 and 1791. Literary
travels through several of the German
States are found in Baader's " Reisendurch
verschiedene Gegenden Deutschlandes in
Briefen. " This work was published at
Augsburg, in one octavo volume, A. D. 1795,
Early in the present century. Von Aretin
had been appointed a commissioner to visit
Bavarian convents that had been secularized,
to their and to seize all the inspect libraries,
MSB. he could find for the Electoral Col-
lection. He " zur Ges- published Beytrage
chichte und Literatur," or Contributions to History and Literature. In this work, he gives an account of his tour and of the prin- cipal codices he discovered. All these, it is
nuary, A. D. 1796, the
tannique," for the first time. In 18 16, this seriesassumedthetitle, "LaBibliotheque Universelle ;" and later still, it issued un- der the title. " RevueSuisseetEtrangere. " Especiallyas
regards France,
Bibliotheque Bri-
Bibliotheque Universel,
the student of Irish eccle- siastical history will find De Chesne's " His- torise Francorum Scriptores Coetanei" most instructive. It was published at Paris, A. D. 1636 and succeeding years, in several fine
folio volumes. See also Buchan's "Col- presumed, are now at Munich. The work
lection des Chroniques Nationales Fran-
9aises. " This has been issued at Paris, from
appeared in this city from 1803 to 1807 in nineoctavovolumes. Besidestheforegoing works, the student may consult with great
1824 to 1828, in a series of forty-seven
volumes, 8vo. That great work, ' ' Recueil advantage, the German Art Lexicon of
"
Teutsches Kiinstler was projected by the Benedictine Fathers Lexicon. " This work was published at of the Congregation of St. Maur. The Lemgo, in three octavo volumes, between first folio volume was edited by Dom Martin the years 1808 an4 1814. The archives
des Historiens des Gaules et de la France," Meusel, intituled,
CXXXIV INTRonUCTION.
Austrian, Swiss,43 Italian,44 Spanish,<s Portuguese,^^ Danish,''? Swedish, Dutchj+s Belgian,49 Norwegian,5° and Icelandics^ affairs, have greatly enlarged our sphere of knowledge. This labour has been effected
which illustrate ancient German history are trantur, et confirmantur ingenti copia Di-
indicated in
*'
Archiv der Gesellschaft fiir plomatum et Chartanmi Veterum, nunc
altere deutsche Geschichtkunde. " This primum ex Archivis Italiae depromptarum,
work was published in Frankfort and Han- additis etiam Nummis, Chronicis, aliisque
over, from 1819 to 183 1, in six octavo vo- Monumentis nunquam antea editis. " In
lumes. But, if latest published, foremost six magnificent folio volumes, published at
among such authorities for the Irish hagio-
''
Monumenta Germa- niae Historica, inde ab anno Christi Quin- gentesimo usque ad annum Millesimum et
Milan, from A. D. 1738 to 1742. Several matters of interest for the Irish historical student will therein be revealed, as also in his grand monument of learning and labo-
grapher must stand,
Quingentesimum, auspiciis Societatis ape- rious editing, the " Rerum Italicarura riendis Fontibus Rerum Germanicarum Scriptores ab Anno ^Erse Christianae Quin- Medii ^vi," Edidit Georgius Heinricus gentesimo ad Millesimum quingentesimum, Pertz, serenissimi Britanniarum et Hanno- Quorum potissima pars nunc primum in veraeRegisTabularius. Thisgreatcollec-
tion issued, at Hanover, a. d. mdcccxxvi.
and succeeding years, so that no less than
XXI. magnificent folio tomes appeared to 1868.
43 A very valuable account of Switzerland
is that of Francis Guillimann, " De Rebus
Helvetiorum, sive Antiquitatum, Libri v. " Ex variis scripti tabulis, monimentis la-
pidibus, optimis plurium linguarum aucto- ribus. Published at Friburg, a. d. 1598, in
4to. The student is referred, likewise, to Ger- cken, who has published his Travels through
Suabia, Bavaria, Switzerland, Franconia,
the Rhenish Provinces, and those of the
Moselle, under the title, "Reisen durch graphis describere licuit, vel nunc primum Schwaben, Baiem, die Angranzende vulgatis, vel emendatis, nee non antiquo Schweiz, Franken, die Rheinischen Provin- Characterum specimine, et Figuris ^neis. zen, und an der Mosel," &c. This work Cum Indice Locupletissimo. This great
was issued in four octavo volumes, at Sten-
dal and Worms, between the years 1783
and1788. Nikolai's"ReisedurchDeutsch-
land und die Schweitz," or Journey through
Germany and Switzerland, was published
at Berlin and Stettin, in eight octavo vo- is the Novus Thesaurus Veterum Inscrip-
lumes, from 1783 to 1787.
** Those who desire to know the wealth
of Italian records may consult the pro- foundly learned Louis Anthony Muratori's
"
Antiquitates Italicae Medii ^vi, siveDis- sertationes de Moribus, Ritibus, Religione, Regimine, Magistratibus, Legibus, Studiis Literarum, Artibus, Lingua, Militia, Num- mis, Principibus, Libertate, Servitute, Foe- deribus, aliisque faciem et mores Italici Populi referentibus post declinationem Rom. Imp. ad Annum usque md. Omnia illus-
tionum in praecipuis earumdemcollectionibus hactenus praetermissarum," coUectore Lu- dovico Antonio Muratorio. This work ap- peared at Milan, in four fine folio volumes, from A. D. 1739 to 1742. As a supplement to Muratori's collections was published at
"
Re- rum Italicarum Scriptores ab Anno ^Erae Christianae Millesimo ad Milesimum, quo- rum potissima pars nunc primum in lucem prodit, ex Florentinarum Bibliothecarum Codicibus. " These tomes were edited by
lucem prodit ex Ambrosianae, Estensis, aliarumque insignium Bibliothecarum Codi- cibus. " Ludovicus Antonius Muratorius, Serenissimi Ducis Mutinae Bibliothecas Pras-
fectus, collegit, ordinavit, et Praefacionibus auxit, nonnullos ipse, alios vero Mediola- nenses Palatii Socii ad Mstorum Codicum fidem exactos, summoque labore, ac dili- gentia castigatos, variis Lectionibus, et Notis, tam editis veterum Eruditorum, quam novissimis auxere. Additis ad plenius operis, et universse Italicae Historiae omamentum, novis Tabulis Geographicis, et variis Longo-
bardorum Regum, Imperatorum,aliorumque Principum Diplomatibus, quae ab ipsis auto-
Thesaurus of Italian history and its best soxirces was published at Milan, in twenty-five
great folio volumes, commencing with A. D.
1 723 and continuing to A. D. 1 751. Another
work of interest for the historians of Italy, *'
Florence, in two large folio volumes,
INTRODUCTION. cxxxv
by various writerSjS^* whose accounts, however, are not readily accessible. 53 From documents and statements already published, we may fairly infer the value of very many preserved tracts for Irish historical research. The
'*'^ See LibrorumManu- Haenel, "Catalogi
scriptorum qui in Bibliothecis Galliae, Hel- vetise, Belgii, Britanniae M. , Hispanias, Lu-
Maria and at Tortini, published
Joseph
Florence, A. D. 1748, 1770.
*5 The reader may consult Nicolas An- tonio's "Bibliotheca Hispana sive Hispa- norum, qui usquam unquamve sive Latina sive populari sive alia quavis lingua scripto
aliquid consignaverunt notitia, his quffi prae-
cesserunt locupletior et certior brevia elogia,
editorum atque ineditorum operum Cata-
logum duabus partibus continens, quarum
haec ordine quidem rei posterior, conceptu
vero prior, duobus tomis de his agit, qui
post annum secularem MD. usque ad prae-
sentem diem floruere. " This work appeared
at Rome, A. D. 1672, in two fine folio vo-
lumes, and during the author's lifetime. tissimis. This was published at Amster- This is known as the Bibliotheca Hispana dam, A. D. 163 1. That fine folio collection, Ncrva. Twelve years after the author's with Genealogical Tables, in eight tomes, death, appeared at Rome two additional
folio
these was intituled :
Vetus, sive Hispanorum, qui usquam un- quamve scripto aliquid consignaverunt, no- titia. Complectens Scriptores omnes qui
volumes,
A. D.
1696.
''
The first of Bibliotheca Hispana
" Rerum Danicarum Medii 1834, Scriptores
. ^vi, partim hactenus inediti, partim emen- datius editi, quos collegit, adomavit, et pub-
lici juris fecit," Jacobus Langebek, Sacr. Reg. Mag. a consiliis status et Tabularii Sanctions Praefectus, presents the most com-
ab Octaviani Augusti imperio usque ad an-
num M. floruerunt" The second volume plete series of Danish chronicles and anti-
takes the same title, in the first sentence ;
quities, which are also most useful for the Irish hagiologist's and historian's studies. After the death of Langebek, the editors
MD. floruerunt. " See M. le Dr. Hoefer's of the fourth and succeeding tomes were
but for the last is substituted,
"
Complectens Scriptores omnes qui ab anno M. usque ad
"
Nouvelle Biographic Generale," tome ii. , col. 863, 864. The posthumous work con-
Petrus Fridericus Suhmius, L. Engelstoft and E. C. Werlauff.
*^ See Uffenbach's " Reisen Merkwiirdige
tains accounts of
Portuguese
as well as of
durch Niedersachsen, Holland und Engel- from Hispanise Illustratse, seu Rerum Ur- Lower Saxony, Holland and England.
Spanish writers, with lists of their works.
Again, much information must be gleaned land," or Remarkable Travels through
"
biumq. Hispanise, Lusitaniae, Ethiopise et Indise Scriptores varii. Partim editi nunc
primum, partim aucti atque emendati. Quo- rum Seriem sequens post Prsefationem pa- gina exhibet. Tomis aliquot divisi. Opera et studio doctorum Hominum. Accessit renim memorabilium et verborum Index
Published at Ulm and Memmingen, in
three volumes, 8vo, A. D. 1733, 1754.
49 See "Elogia Belgica, sive Illustrium
Belgi Scriptorum, qui nostra patrumque memoria, vel Ecclesiam Dei propugnarunt, vel disciplinas illustrarunt, Vitae breviter
"
commemoratae, Studio Auberti Mirsei,
Bruxellensis Canonici et Bibliothecarii,
Antwerp. Antwerpiae cld. lcdix. This work issued in small 4to.
5" There is a fine folio collection, in six tomes, with maps and genealogical tables,
<:opiosissimus.
Francofurti, Apud
"
Claudium Mamium, et Hseredes Joannis
Aubrij : MDCIII. Cum Gratia et Privilegio
S. Cses. Maiest. ad decennium. Also, see
"
ac Bibliothecis. Item Elogia et Nomen-
Hispaniaj Bibhotheca, seu, De Academiis
"
History of the Kings of Nor- mis iii. Distincta. Published, Francofurti, way," written by Snorra Sturleson, and A. D. 1608, in 4to shape. edited by Gerhard Schoning, Skulius The-
clator clarorum Hispaniae Scriptomm," to-
Heimskringla edr Noregs Konunga-So-
"
sitaniae asservantur.
"
This is a quarto vo-
lume, published at Leipzig, in 1830.
^^ Illustrations of Danish and Icelandic
History and Topography, with accounts of the Northern Writers, will be found in that
learned folio,
*'
Rerum Danicarum Historia
Libris x. , Unoque Tomo ad Domum usque
Oldenburgicam deducta. " Authore Joh.
Isacio Pontano, Regio Historiographo. Ac-
cedit Chorographica Regni Daniae tractus-
que ejusuniversi borealis Urbium descriptio, eodem Authore. Cum Indicibus locuple-
issued at Hafniae, or Hauniae, A. D. 1772 to
gor," or the
CXXXVl iNTkODUCTiOK\
publication of several old chronicles and records by learned men, espe-
cially during the last and the present century, materially sensed literary investigators to unmask the most occult and interesting sources for national,
or universal ancient and mediaeval history. 54 It may be most convenient here to indicate alphabetically those chief European cities, in the libraries of which Irish historical manuscripts are preserved, and to quote those inventories, catalogues or descriptions, which best serve to give the reader a summary or an idea of their contents : —
Aachen. —There are several Manuscriptsss at Aachen, one of the Rhenish
odore Thorlacius, Birgerus Thorlacius and liographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Eric Christianus Werlauff. It was pub- Tour in France and Germany," very in- lished at Haunise or Hafnise, A. D. 1777 to structive. It issued in three volumes, Svo, 1826. This is a valuable series of Norwe- A. D.
182 1, and was published at London. gian sagas and chronicles.
S' The " Islands
Subsequently this author produced his
Landnamabok,"
Liber Originum Islandise, edited byJohannes Finnaeus, in the Icelandic and Latin lan-
guages, states, that before the Norwegians inhabited Thyle or Iceland, there were men knownas" who theChris-
Papae," professed
tian religion, and who were believed to have come originally by sea from the west.
hoc
" and Pictu- Bibliographical, Antiquarian
resque Tour in the Northern Counties of
England and Scotland. " In two volumes,
Svo, it was published at London, A. D. 183S.
These works are el^antly illustrated, while
their of books and description libraries,
manuscripts is very curious and detailed.
est,
See also, Bemouilli's " Sammlungkunzer These men left Hibernian books, bells, Reisebeschreibungen. " Likewise, Orti's
croziers, and various other objects behind them. These relics are also said to have in- dicated their western origin. The Latin ver-
:
sion adds " Haec inventa sunt in Papeya
" Itinerario Scientifico di varie Parti d'Eu- ropa. " This was printed at Petersburg, in two Svo volumes, a. d. 1S07.
53 Mr. Cooper makes special reference to
orientalium et Papyli ; libri quoque Anglici,
tunc temporis navigationes inter terras (istas)
increbuisse, perhibent. " See Prologus, p. 2.
Edition, Haimi£E, A. D. 1774, 4to. The
"Kongs-Skugg-Sio," or as Latinized,
"Speculum Regale," edited by Halfdan
Einersen, in Icelandic, Danish and Latin,
gives a very curious and circumstantial ac-
count of the manners and customs of the
Irish, the state of Ireland, its saints and
their miracles. This work also illustrates
the history of Norway, Sweden, Denmark
and Greenland, when first compiled in Nor-
way, about the year 1200. See J. J. A. Antwerp, A. D. 1725, in six foHo volumes.
Worsaae's "Account of the Danes and Besides these, are Pistorius' " Rerum Ger-
Norwegians in England, Scotland and Ire- manicarum Scriptores aliquot," in three ""
many of those purely bibliographical works, which describe highly important MSS. , to be found in various Continental libraries.
''
5* See especially D'Achery's Spicile-
gium, sive CoUectio Veterum aliquot Scrip- torum, qui in Galliae Bibliothecis delitue- runt. " This valuable collection appeared in three volumes folio, Paris, A. D. 1723. Again,wemayaddCanisius' "Thesaurus Monumentorum Ecclesiasticorum et Histo- ricorum, sive Lectiones Antiquse," published first at Ingoldstad, A. D. 1601, and following years, in 4to. Another edition issued at
p. 229. The Kongs- volumes folio, published at Ratisbon, A. D. 1726; Goldoni "Rerum Alemannicarum
land, sect. i. ,
Skugg-Sio" is published in a thick 4to vo- lume, at Soroe, A. D. 1798.
5^ The German writer Zapf, in his work " Litterarische Reisen," or Literary Tra- vels, published at Augsburg, in Svo, A. D. 1 796, will supply much interesting informa-
Scriptores aliquot vetusti ;" with Martene and Durand, "Thesaurus Novus Anecdo- torum"—all very choice works.
''
55 These are described in
raire de deux Religieux Benedictins de la
tion on this subject. The reader will also Congregation de S. Maur," tome ii. , p. find, Rev. Thomas Frognall Dibdin's "Bib- 201.
Voyage Litte-
INTR OJD UCTIO /V. cxxxvu
Prussian provinces, and some of those contain matters of interest for the British and Irish historiographer. 3^ Admont. —The Benedictine Hbrary of Admont,in Styria, Austria, is known to include some Manuscript tracts,57 which areinterestingforIrishhagiographers. s^ Altdorf. —TheUniversityLibrary
of Altdorf, i—n Bavaria, includes Manuscripts of interest for the hagiographer. ss Augsburg. InthisBavariancity,theJesuitshadafinelibrary,duringthe early part of the last century f° as likewise had the Benedictines. ^^ The public library of Augsburg^^ has long been celebrated for its fine collection of MSS. ^3 Bamberg. —ThisBavariancity,hasapubliclibrary,whichcontains 5 2,000 volumesj^-^ and the deigns of different archives, existing at times more remote, in that ancient princip—ality. ^s Many lives of Irish saints are here preserved. ^^ Basel or Basle. In this city, the chief one of a Swiss canton,^^ so named, and formerly eminent in the literary history of Europe,^^ is a
s'^ See " to extantibus. " This valuable work Cooper's Supplement Appen- Augustce
dix A. ," p. I.
57 Kohl states, the library here was re-
appeared at Augsburg, between the years 1 79 1 and 1796, in six 4to volumes.
^^
ported to contain 100,000 volumes, but
Murray says only 20,000. See " Hand- "Gazetteer of the World," vol. i. , p.
book for Travellers in Southern Germany," sect. xiii.
5^ See Cooper's "Appendix A. ," pp. i,
"
2. Also,
altere deutsche Geschichtkunde," or. Ar- Vindelicae or Augsburg, in 1575. Many
Archiv der Gesellschaft fiir
This work was published at Augustanse
chives of the Society for the Science of ancient German History.
59 The student is referred to De Murr's " Beschreibung der vornehmsten Merk- wiirdigkeiten in Niirnberg und auf der hohen
other catalogues of this great library have been printed, at Augsburg, respectively
during A. D. 1595, A. D. 1600, A. D. 1633, A. D. 1668, and A. D. 1675. Several manu- scripts of great interest to the Irish hagio- grapher existed in this city, and are pro- bably yet preserved there.
Schule zu Altdorf," or a Description of the
most remarkable objects in Niirnberg and
at the high school of Altdorf. This octavo
volume was printed at Nuremburg, in 1778.
Afterwards appeared De Murr's "Memo-
rabilia Bibliothecanim Norimbergensium berg, published his description of its public et Universitatis Altdorfinse. " This is an library at Nuremberg. The first part of
octavo volume, in three parts, published at Nuremberg, from 1786 to 1791.
^ The library of the Monastery of SS. Ulric and Afra once at Augsburg is now trans-
Vollstandige Beschreibung der
ferred to Munich. Braun has
served its record, in two volumes, describing the printed books, in 1786, and in his de- scription of the manuscripts, in two volumes, A. D. 1 79 1. See Rev. T. F, Dibdin's
"Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Pic-
turesque Tour in France and Germany,"
vol. iii. , Letter xli. , pp. 226 to 236.
*' "
See Braun's Notitia Historico-Lite-
raria de Codicibus Manuscriptis in Biblio- theca Liberi et Imperialis Monasterii Ordinis S. Benedicti ad SS. Uldaricum et Afram
luckily pre-
It contains 20,000 volumes. See
427.
^3 See "Catalogus Grsecorum Libronim
Manuscriptorum Augustanse Bibliothecse.
"
** See " Gazetteer of the World," vol. ii. ,
P- 557-
^5 M. Jaeck, the Royal Librarian at Bam-
''
his work,
offentlichen Bibliothek zu Bamberg," was issued A. D. 1 83 1. The second part appeared many years subsequently.
** See A," pp. 13 Cooper's "Appendix
to 19. Also, "Supplement to Appendix A," p. 3-
''7 See Steinbrenner's "Reise durch
einigeTeutsche, Schweitzer und Franzosische
Provinzen," or Journey through some Ger- man, Swiss, and French Provinces. Pub- lished in three 8vo volumes, and printed at Gottingen, A. D. 1791, 1792.
^ See William Coxe's ' ' Travelsin Switzer- land and in the Country of the Grisons," vol. i. , letter 15, p. 158. Fourth edition.
cxxxvm INTRODUCTION.
University/9 founded a. d. 1459. There are Manuscripts in its public
library, 7° of exceeding great value, for the Irish hagiographer's purposed' Its contents^^ have been described by different travellers,73 and are noted in cata-
*9 See F. Ennis' "
76 See " Gazetteer of the World," vol. ii. ,
p. 709.
77 See Coxe's "Travels in Switzerland
and in the Country of the Grisons," vol. ii. Letter 25, p. 235.
78 See Sinner's "CatalogusCodicum MSS. Bibliothec3e Bemensis. " Berne. In three
vols. ,Svo,A. D. 1760to1762. Anindexto
this work in at Berne. It is appeared 1772,
Berlin. —There are various
—but not which contains 150,000 volumes. 7^ Berne. This is the capital city of a Swiss canton, so
named, and it contains a very fine collection both of books77 and of curious
Manuscripts. 78 The town library comprises about 35,000 volumes, and it is well stored with materials, relating to Swiss History. 79 Its varied Manu- scripts are also known to include subjects of great interest for Irish eccle- siologists. ^ BoBBio. —This northern Itahan episcopal city^'—an ancient foundation of the great Irish St. Columbanus—contains many remarkable IrishManuscripts. '^ ThesceneryaroundBobbioisofanexceedinglywild and romantic character. '3 Bologna. —The University of Bologna—a city long renowned for its patronage of learning, and of the fine arts^*—contained about 150,000 volumes, and 7,000 manuscripts, in 1857. ^5 We may fairly
logues. 7+ —
important Manuscripts's
many of a very ancient date
—in the
public library
at
Berlin,
of
Complete System Modem Geography," p. 905. Published at
Dublin, A. D. 1 816, in 4to shape.
7° In 1845, this contained upwards of
50,000 volumes, and many interesting manu-
scripts. See J. S. Buckingham's "Belgium, the Rhine, Switzerland and Holland," vol.
ii. , chap, xvii. , p. 239.
7' See " Cooper's
Appendix A," pp. 19
to 26. Also, " Supplement to Appendix intituled " Bibliothecae Bemensis Codicum
A," pp. 3, 4.
7' The
contains
:
MSS. Syllabus ex majori opere contractus. "
79 See " Handbook for Tra- Murray's
vellers in Switzerland, and the Alps of Savoy and Piedmont. " Route 24, p. 69.
70,000 volumes, and 4,000 manuscripts, according to Murray's " Handbook for Travellers in and
public library
and the
of
*" See " Cooper's
Switzerland,
Piedmont. " Routei. , p. 3.
Savoy
Appendix A," pp.