[Rarebooks] FS: Delandine. Manuscrits de la Bibliothèque de Lyon

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Delandine, Antoine-François. Manuscrits de la Bibliothèque de Lyon, ou Notices sur Leur Ancienneté, Leurs Auteurs, Les Objets Qu’on y a Traités, le Caractère de Leur Écriture, L’Indication de Ceux a Qui Ils Appartinrent, etc. Précédées 1.o D’une histoire des anciennes Bibliothèques de Lyon, et en particulier de celle de la ville; 2.o d’un Essai historique sur les Manuscrits en général, leurs ornemens, leur cherté, ceux qui sont à remarquer dans les principales Bibliothèques de l’Europe, avec une Bibliographie spéciale des Catalogues qui les ont décrits.  Paris and Lyon, 1812. 1st edition. 3 volumes. vi, 485; 542; 594 pages. Author index. Errata at end.  Modern green cloth, with leather spine labels with gilt lettering and decorative bands. T.e.g. Bottom and fore edges have a marbled pattern. A few internal library stamps. Very minor foxing. Very Good. $800.00 postpaid.

 

Horne (An Introduction to the Study of Bibliography – pp. 572-574) notes that “This is one of the most interesting catalogues which has issued from the French press. The antient libraries of Lyon, which the author notices in his preliminary disquisition, are, 1. That of L'Isle Barbe, founded by Charlemagne : 2. That of Jean Grollier . . ., : 3. The City Library . . . ,: 4. The Advocate's Library : 5. That of Adamoli, so called from its founder, Pietro Adamoli . . . , : 6. The Monastic Libraries : and, 7. The present Public Library of Lyon, which is founded on the reunion of all the preceding collections. The Historical Essay on Manuscripts contains a neat account of the materials antiently employed for writing, the ornaments, dearness, &c. of MSS. the bibliography of writers, who have treated on MSS., though very brief, is worthy the student's attention. The manuscripts in the public library at Lyon are 1518 in number, which are divided by M. Delandine into Oriental, Greek, Latin,
 Italian, and French. The latter part of the catalogue is appropriated to MSS. relative to the departments of Lyons. In each language the books are chronologically disposed, according to their subject-matter, under the classes of Belles Lettres, History, Sciences, and the Arts, Jurisprudence and Theology. Many of the Greek and Latin MSS. are stated to be distinguished by their antiquity, beauty of execution, and ornaments; and a considerable number of the French MSS. have never been published. M. Delandine's notices of the Lyonnese manuscripts are, many of them, very minute, and all are well written."

 

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