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Editio secunda , 5.50 J, van Leeuwen, Carmina Latina. Post mortem poetae coUegit filius » 3'25 . t * i ■ i I iiM W I •i 3 O O CO The great usefulness of the reproduction of old manuscripts for scientific studies has long been recognized. As early as the seventeenth century several of those copies were made, which may be said to have been very important for that time. The prin- cipal of them are mentioned in the „Listes des recueils de fac- similes et des reproductions de manuscrits conserves k la Biblio- th^que Nationale" by Mr. Omont, collected in the „Revue des Biblioth^ques, Mai— Juin 1903." However, this kind of copy may be said to have become obso- lete, now that in the nineteenth century a general change has taken place in this direction, owing to the invention of photography, and in the first place by the mechanical manner of reproduction by photolithography, photogravure, phototypy etc., which has sprung from this invention. Only when it became possible to make copies in this manner m a mechanical way directly from the original and then to multiply them by printing, could manuscripts be reproduced so as to give a true picture of the original, without any danger of errors, or mutilations being committed by the hand of man. Smce then it has also become possible, through chromography and through the remarkable invention of colour-photography, to reproduce the nicest shades of the different colours of the 423843 !t..i^„ I:* •I I 2 miniatures in the manuscripts, of which the new edition of the Gri- mani-Breviarium affords a briUiant example. ^) Soon after the invention of photography the total number of reproduced manuscripts grew very considerable. In different countries, principally in England and France, reproductions of manuscripts of very different value appeared, more or less beauti- fully executed In these, however, nothing like a general plan was to be perceived. Often chance decreed what the production should be. But the right way had long been indicated by no less a per- son than Friedrich Ritschl. This genial scholar, in many ways in advance of his time, had already shown at great length in 1840 what great use true reproductions can have and what ma- nuscripts should thus be reproduced in the first place. In that year he discovered a superior - as he believed - and cheap manner of reproduction („Uckermann's Lithography") and immediately saw what great service could be rendered by it to philological science. The 30th. of September 1840 he communicated to the „Philologenversammlung" in Gotha his plans for a „codex palaeo- graphicus" and for „vollstandig€ Facsimilirung ganzer Codices" for which he specially assigned four species. 2) „1) solche, deren Inhalt zum ersten Male bekannt ge- macht wird; 2) Handschriften von sehr schwieriger oder verderbter Schrift (z. B. die Lexica Sangerman., Schol. Vat. Eurip. u. a.); 3) alle Codices unici, denen allein wir die Erhaltung gewisser Schriftsteller verdanken (wie etwa Hesych., Phot. Lex., Tacit. Annal. I— VI, Fast., in mehr als einer Be- ziehung Anthol. Palat.); 4) Handschriften, welche immer die Hauptgrundlage fiir ») Bp6viaire GPimanl de la Bibliothfeque de S. Marco a Venise. Reproduction photographique compile 6ditee par Sea to de Vries, Directeur de la Biblio- thfeque de I'Universit^ de Leyde, et S. Morpurgo, Directeur de la Biblioth^que de S. Marco. Leyde, A. W. Sijthoff. Livraisons I-X, 1904 svv. «) Fr. Ritschelii Opuscula philol., vol V p. 579. s den Text eines an sich wichtigen Schriftstellers bilden und bleiben werden (z. B. Aesch. Med., Soph. Laur., Aristoph. Rav., Plant. Palatt., Terent. Bemb. u. s. w.).'* But a concurrence of unfavourable circumstances prevented the execution of Ritschl's great plans. It even seems that they were very soon forgotten. At any rate the above-mentioned want of system continued to be felt during succeeding years. Sometimes one of the principal libraries gave a good example by making known by reproductions one or more of its greatest treasures. Sometimes it was the owner of a precious piece who wished to share the pleasure of his possession with other men. Often, too, it was the want to publish a new discovery as adequately as possible, which caused manuscripts, not so very important in themselves, to have the honour of being reproduced, rather than codices which had been famous of old. Perhaps, also, some publisher wished to do something in the way of specula- tion, though as to this we should take great care not to be too ready with our beUef. It became ever more difficult to know and to collect what had appeared, principally because many reproductions, made at the expense of societies or rich individuals, could be supplied by the trade only with great difficulty and at exorbitant prices. It was impossible for most public libraries, and more so for private scholars, to buy any but the common ones. Such was the state of affairs when a particularly practical and energetic scholar. Dr. O. Hartwig of Halle, made his voice heard and tried to reduce this confusion to order. Owing to his long experience as librarian and director of the „Centralblatt fiir Biblio- thekswesen", estabHshed and directed by himself, he was spe- cially acquainted with all the difficulties which existed in this domain, and which, as it seemed, could hardly be overcome unless some special occasion should present itself. This occa- sion he believed he had found in an invitation to join a universal congress of librarians at Chicago, at the time of the universal exhibition in 1893. m I Here he hoped to find what was wanted in Europe — a strong organisation and financial help. The American libra- rians and scholars, so he thought, are becoming ever more fully aware of the necessity of going to the fountain-head in their researches, of the necessity of a close comparison of the old manuscripts. These manuscripts are preserved in the European collections with the utmost care. They cannot be sent to the New World, and remain inaccessible for the Americans, if photography does not help them to secure reproductions. Therefore in America they are most interested in such reproductions, and on account of this it should be American money which could make it possi- ble to do in European libraries what, generally through want of money, had till now been impossible, but yet was so very useful. Nobody could see better the great use of these reproductions than Dr. Hartwig himself, who has gained special merits in his long career as librarian by his liberal system of lending manuscripts to the libraries of different towns and countries. In his „Centrallblatt fur Bibliothekswesen" he had often demon- strated the advantage and the necessity of this. But however much he might bring about, the great inconvenience always, re- mained that many manuscripts which are especially wanted for purposes of study, are, for the very reason of their great im- portance, so exceedingly precious, that even the most liberal librarians refuse to lend them. Therefore such manuscripts had to be made accessible in another manner, that is to say, by reproductions. There was an additional reason for Dr. Hartwig's wanting to apply to his American colleagues, of all others, viz. his objection to the high prices which often prevented the purchase of much that had been published before. By taking the affair into his own hands and by the co-operation of persons interested in the matter, he hoped to effect a change and to be able to publish reproductions at a comparatively low price. These considerations induceed Dr. Hartwig to apply to the Con- gress of Librarians at Chicago (1893) with a memorial (inserted '•i« % in the Centrallblatt fiir BibHothekswesen X 415 f.f. ^)), in which he says among other things: ,,In our times the multiplying arts have made such progress that the duplicating of every manuscript is made possible, and copies can, in case of loss, replace originals, as far as is necessary for scientific purposes. Indeed, we often experience the fact that the photographic apparatus sees things upon manuscripts and reproduces them, which before we did not see with our own eyes. But up to this day, comparatively little use has been made of photographic multiplying processes in reproducing valuable manuscripts; I, at least, have heard more of intended photo- graphic reproductions of manuscripts than I have ever seen. There is no doubt that in later years progress has been made in this direction also, and numerous photographic copies of manuscripts have been taken. But has this been done in the case of more valuable manuscripts ? It is not my intention to deny that it has been done in single cases; but most of the manuscripts recently reproduced by photographic process belong to the class of newly found, more or less complete fragments of classic and early Christian literature. Manuscripts which have been known for a long time, and which are the most important of all, are not among them. The reasons for this fact are apparent enough. Photo- graphic reproductions have been too expensive until now, and the (sale, therefore, small. But that may change as soon as the matter, so important for the preservation of the most valuable existing documents, is taken in hand in a systematic manner and without prejudice. To this end I would ask your co-operation, the more so as a truly international enterprise is in question. I wish, therefore, to lay before you a proposition which, for the present, should be looked at only as a suggestion. I propose the formation of an association for the gradual photographic multi- plication of manuscripts of the first rank in the world. As the seat of the direction of this association, I would recommend the ^) An English translation is to be found in The Library Journal XVIII (1893) P- 503 ff- 6 University Library at Leyden, in order to exclude all national rivalry. Mr. W. N. du Rieu, the director, is highly respected as a librarian and a scholar. The institution is famous of old, and well located for international intercourse. Mr. du Rieu to whom great credit is due also in the matter of direct interchange of manuscripts between libraries, in a letter written to me on May 16, this year, has signified his willingness to take the matter into his hands, should he be requested to do so. The director of the association, who would have to be intrusted especially with the management of the finances, should be assisted by an advisory council, consisting of the directors of the foremost Ubraries of Europe and the chief of one of the great American libraries. For these positions I would propose the chief librarians of Berlin, London. Paris. Vienna, of the ,,Laurentiana" of Florence and the „Vaticana" at Rome. If the association would not be encum- bered by a directory of too many heads, then I might recommend the addition of the chief librarians of Munich, Oxford, and St. Petersburg. This directory would have the task of selecting the manuscripts to be photographed for the association as proposed by the managing director, of obtaining the permission of the respec- tive libraries to photograph the selected manuscripts, and of determining the order of the annual publications. As the yearly subscription for each member of the association I would propose an amount of from 100 to 150 marks (25 to 37.50 doll.) As soon as 100 members have permanently signed, the association is to be considered as founded. The publications are to be sent out from Leyden; they should be issued in good and uniform style, while the manner of repro- duction of the manuscripts themselves would have to depend on the nature of the latter, and be left to the decision of the directory. If a manuscript could not be published completely in any one year, it should be distributed over several years. I do not care to enter into more definite recommendations at this time. For even to the question, which is nearest at hand, as to whether my proposition can be carried out at all on account of the cost, I can only say that all my attempts to arrive at a safe result have been unsuccessful. That we cannot be surprised at, since the prices for photographic multiplication of manuscripts vary materially at different places. But I think that, according to information received from an expert in Germany, no more than two pfennige (V2 cent) for a square centimetre of good photo- lithographic work need to be figured, aside from the print and paper. At the seat of many libraries there are good photographic establishments which would attend to the original copying cheaply, not taking state institutions into consideration, Uke the state print- ing offices at Berlin and Vienna, the technical bureau of the Italian Military Commandery at Florence, and perhaps the Im- primerie Nationale at Paris, which, no doubt, would come to the assistance of such an association, the intention of which would not be to do business." TKe success of Dr. Hartwig's memorial did not answer his expec- tations. At the congress it was simply introduced and for want of time referred to the direction of the American Library Asso- ciation. 1) Therefore it was not discussed until the following year at the Conference of (American) Librarians at Lake Placid, 17th— 22nd. Sept., 1894. Here it was recommended by the president, Mr. Larned, with the words (see the report in „The Library Journal" XIX, No. 12, P. 160): „It is estimated that, at a cost of 100 francs to as many libraries as might reasonably be expected to take part in this scheme, there can be an extensive reproduc- tion of certain rare manuscripts. The feeling of my trustees is that we should not hesitate for a moment to become subscribers to this, and for two reasons. If it is not done now it will not be proposed again for a long time to come. It might afford librarians the only opportunity ^) The Library Journal, XVIII, N". 9 (1893), Conference of Librarians, Chicago, July 13 — aa, 1893, p. 87: „It was moved that M. Hartwig's paper referred by the World's Congress of Librarians to the American Library Association be referred to the council." y 8 they may have for a century, to get copies of these ma- nuscripts. In the second place, even if we are poor, we ought to be wiUing to give at least 20 dollars a year for the encouragement of such a proposition as this of Dr. Hartwig's." After this recommendation they evidently thought the matter to be as yet unfit for being decided upon, and it was no farther entered into. Since then nothing more was heard of it, even after a repeated inquiry from the Leyden librarian, Dr. W. N. du Rieu. He had already accepted, with the necessary reservations, the task which Dr. Hartwig had allotted to him and had applied himself with energy to the further elaboration of Dr. Hartwig's plans. When he understood that help from the Congress at Chi- cago was not to be thought of for the moment, he would not yet give up the blusiness as far as he was concerned. Ever acting in conc-ert with Dr. Hartwig he now resolved to make an attempt at forming the intended association of hbrarians. To this end he first applied to the Dutch Government with a request for its moral, and also some moderate finantial support. This support was readily granted him. In the Budget for 1895 a sum of money was set aside for the preparation of the business, with the following explanation: „It is proposed to form an international society for the auto- typic reproduction of such codices as, on account of their great value, cannot be sent to a foreign library. The seat of this society will be at Leyden. Each library which is a member of this society, shall have the right to have a reproduced codex by paying a yearly contribution for defraying the expenses. However, the preparation of this matter requires money for the payment of copying-fees and postage, in view of which the Government, believing that the establishment of this society deserves help from the State, wishes to set aside a sum of 100 fl. for the year 1895." Mr. du Rieu, being assured of help from the Government and feeling certain of the sympathy of his foreign colleagues, whom he had visited or whom he had consulted by letter, could now develop his plan. Already in May 1894 he put the case 9 forward in a long article printed in „The Library VII; 63—64: 1) „I have explained my proposals on the above subject in articles which have appeared in the „Centrallblatt der Biblio- thekwissenschaft" and in the „Revue der Biblioth^- ques." Our confrere. Dr. Hartwig, of Halle, has also contributed a paper on the subject to the American Library Journal. A jgaper was read at the Library Congress at Chicago, but not discussed on the foundation of an ,, International Society of Libra- rians," whose object should be to reproduce in their entirety the most important manuscripts preserved in European libraries. It was suggested that the seat of the Society should be at Leyden, as the Leyden Library was the first to lend its manuscripts to other libraries. This practice of allowing rare books and MSS. to be sent to other libraries both at home and abroad, for consultation by students, although now in common usage on the Continent, is little known in England, although the British Museum sometimes acts as the temporary custodian of rare books and codices. The geographical position of Holland also is peculiarly suitable for such an international scientific en- terprise. It is proposed to reproduce by photography the most remarkable MSS. in great libraries for a subscription of five or more pounds yearly. For this sum it is hoped to give each subscribing-library .ever)' year a copy of some important MS., whether of the Vatican Library, the British Museum, or the Biblioth^que Nationale. If twenty libraries of America, and ten or more of the United King- dom are willing to subscribe, and the Austrian and Italian, the German, Belgian, Scandinavian hbraries will do the same, for ten years, we could make 200 copies. In this case a £ 5 subscrip- tion would be sufficient. What codices should be reproduced, what libraries might be expected to subscribe, are points that might well be discussed in The Library. The opinions of ^) He wrote the same article in German in „Centralblatt fur Bibl. XI 225 flf.", in French in ,The Revue des BibUotheques V, ao" in Dutch in The Museum II. 109 vv. 10 pal Geographers and philologists should be invited. I should also like to send out circulars to invite a committee consisting of English, French, Italian, German, Belgian, Russian, American and Swedish representatives to come and meet at Leyden for the purpose of a „Societ6 Internationale pour la reproduction phototypique des Manuscrits no n-t o uri s t e s." By this term (n o n-to uri s t e s). I mean the most precious codices which cannot be allowed out of the library. In the Centrallblatt I have already asked the opinion of our learned confreres on the following points: — (1) Do you consider it sufficient to make two or three photo- graphic copies of the best MS. — a third being preserved in another building in the same city — or do you prefer to make 200 copies for distribution among the members of the Society, whether libraries or universities, colleges or private bibliophiles? (2) I should desire to see the reproduction made in the city in which the library whose codex is to be reproduced is situate, and the monopoly of the whole series not given to one atelier. (3) I should like to know what codices should be reproduced first. (4) 100 marks was the sum suggested by Dr. Hartwig as the annual contribution, 150 francs by other librarians. Even £ 5 would be too small, I fear. (5) The library that gives a MS. to be reproduced pays the usual contribution but receives two copies of the reproduction. (6) Shall we reproduce Greek and Latin texts only, or miniatures as well? Shall we deal with other languages and early printed books generally? The greater the diversity the greater will be the interest. (7) I -would call upon all the members to subscribe for ten years. A few copies more than the mumber of members should be printed for sale. I should be glad to hear the opinion of the readers of this Journal as soon as possible, because with this year the Palceo- graphical Society comes to an end. This Society has given very numerous pages of the best MSS., but only one page of each. Let us give a whole codex. 11 I think all libraries in Europe and elsewhere would be glad to have such an opportunity of acquiring a series of MSS. which could not otherwise be procured. Our confrere, M. Leopold Delisle, administrator of the Bi- bliothequt Nationale, has approved of the proposal, and has been kind enough to write and tell me that he was supported in his approval by the Minister of PubUc Instruction. I hope the scheme will be acceptable to English philologists." 12) Among the answers and observations which his colleagues sent him concerning this article, that which Dr. Hartwig wrote in his „Centrallblatt fur Bibliothekswesen" XI, 1894, 319, merits report. „Ich bin der Meinung, dass alle von der Gesell- schaft zu veroffentlichenden Facsimiledrucke in vol- ler Zahl anzufertigen sind, so dass jedes der Mitglieder der Gesellschaft ein Exemplar bekommt. Dass nur cinige wenige photographische Nachbildungen gemacht werden, die an einige Bibliotheken vertheiit werden sollen, wird schor. desshalb nicht angehen, weil die leer ausgehenden Bibliotheken keine Lust haben werden, fiir andere Biblio- theken Facsimiles auf ihre Kosten machen zu lassen. Wenn auch einzelne Handschriften nochmals aufgenom- men und vervielfaltigt werden, welche schon genau colla- tionirt, ja photographisch aufgenommen sind, so schadet das nichts, da ja die Reproduktionen an der betreffenden BibUothek immer erwiinscht sind und z. B. auch fiir palaeo- graphische Uebungen sicher gern benutzt werden. Dass die Aufnahmen auf das dauerhafteste Papier und in der dauerhaftesten jetzt bekannten Weise gemacht werden, ver- steht sich von selbst. Wie lange die Facsimiles dauern wer- den, mag die Zukunft entscheiden. Ich halte gerade der Kostenersparniss wegen dafiir, dass die Reproduktionen von Einem Atelier gefertigt wer- den. Naturlich miissen die photographischen Aufnahmen an Ort und Stelle und zwar unter der Oberaufsicht des Chefs der betreffenden Behorde gefertigt werden. Die Ver- 1 1\ 12 fertigung der Aufnahmen auf Glas oder Papier ist nicht theuer heut zu Tage und, wie mir von fachkundiger Seite versichert wird, ganz ungefahrlich. Hat Ein Atelier die Sache zu besorgen, so wird dieses die Reproduktion bil- liger liefern, wenn es regelmassig beschaftigt ist. Es wird danr auch viel Zeit mit Verhandlungen erspart werden, die an den verschiedensten Orten mit den verschiedenen Con- currenten zu fuhren sein wiirden. Die Versendung der ein- zelnen Exemplare wiirde dann auch einheitlicher und siche- rer erfolgen. Zur Vergleichung mit anderen Angeboten fiige ich ein hiesiges bei, nach dem fiir 200 Exemplare incl Papier verlangt wird fur die Bildgrosse von 17/21 cm 30 M., von 25/32 cm 50 M., von 32/42 cm 70 M.. von 42/53 cm 90 M. In Betreff der Frage 4 bin ich mit Ihnen einverstan- den Man konnte der betreffenden Bibliothek aber ein Facsimile des von ihr gelieferten Originals gratis iiber- reichen. Es sollten meiner Meinung nach die wichtigsten Hand- schriften aller Litteraturen, nicht nur der klassischen, repro- ducirt werden. Zwanzig von ihnen anzugeben durfte schwie- rig sein, da wer die Wahl auch die Qual hat. Mir sind von Vertretern der orientalischen und der modernen Sprachen eine Menge Handschriften sofort genannt worden. Die Auswahl zu treffen, muss dem Direktorium der Gesellschaft, bei dem Antrage einzunehmen sind, iiberlassen werden. Gewiss sind alle Zahlungsfahigen, die sich auf eine Reihe von Jahren abonniren wollen, anzunehmen. Ich wurde jedoch die Zeit der Abonnementsbetheihgung nur auf 5 Jahre festsetzen. Zehn Jahre wird Manchem als zu lang erscheinen. Gewiss wiirden mindestens 25—50 Abziige mehr zu machen sein, als die Gesellschaft Abonnenten hat. Denn man wiirde ja sonst nachtraglich Eintretenden nichts nach- liefern konnen, auch wenn sie zahlen woUten. Es diirfte sich vielleicht empfehlen, den Preis fiir Nachlieferungen iiber den gewohnlichen Jahresbeitrag etwas zu erhohen, urn 13 Abonnenten fiir den Eintritt in die Gesellschaft von vorn- herein geneigter zu machen." 14) Dr. du Rieu received another detailed answer to his ques- tions from the editor of the ,, Museum," Prof. P. S. Speyer of Groningen, who wrote (N. v. II. No. 10. Dec. 1894, Kol. 373 v.v.) Dr. W. N. du Rieu put six questions to which he wished to receive the answers in this paper. Until now the invitation has not been accepted. Should we gather from this silence that our Dutch classicists take no interest in this matter? I, for one, cannot place a great value on this argumentum ex silentis; but I am of opinion that most of the questions, asked by the Leyden librarian, could be adequately answered by hbrarians, rather than by scholars. Yet there is one question, viz. no. 3, which ought to draw some answer from classic philologists, who are, more than anyone else, interested in this matter, as it is the question as to what codices should be considered worthy of b,eing reproduced in their entirety. Let me. therefore try to answer the summons of Mr. du Rieu, as far as important latin codices are concerned. Others who, like me, sympathize with Dr. Hartwig's enterprise, may be indu- ced by it to come forward with desiderata of their own. Whatever may have been decided upon at Lake Placid, it is not too late for such a list of manuscripts recommended for reproduction. First, however, I want to show once more the great usefulness of such reproductions. I suppose that there are some people who do not think such a costly enterprise fully justified. Now we have, they will say, excellent critical editions of most authors, in which, within a small compass, the carefully collected and selected appa- ratus is brought within the reach of every-one; as a rule the filiation of manuscriptural traditions is sufficiently settled, so that every-one knows, or may learn from the praefationes of the above-mentioned critical editions, what is the relative value of each of the libri MSS. which have serv^ed for the constitution of the text; hence, what is the use of those expensive reproduc- tions? All this might be very well for collectors of curiosa and U 'I I I 14 for bibliophiles, but does it render any great services to science? And the study of palaeography in our universities is sufficiently providec for hy the phototypes of the London Palaeographical Society by Chatelain and Zangemeister. Those who speak thus forger that „le mieux est I'ennemi du bien." A good apparatus criticus is an excellent thing, which one has every reason to be grateful for to the man who put it together; b;Ut it is a better thing to have the manuscripts themselves bfefore one. In using the former the reader has repeatedly to try, not without diffi- culty, to get at the version of the codex concerned, by means of scattered data; here he immediately finds what he looks for in the very writing of the man who wrote the codex, with all those small details which are of so much importance for a just valuatior of the manuscriptural evidence, and which even the most exact description is not able to give us so well as autopsy. Add to this that conjectural criticism never gives better and more fruitful results than when it is brought about by reading the texts in the codices themselves. Therefore we should applaud every plan which, by a faithful imitation of our ol)jects of obser- vation, improves in no small degree the opportunities for the independent critical study of ancient texts. Now, as to the codices which should be thought worthy of reproduction, I should say: in the first place take those which either form the only diplomatic basis for the texts concerned, or arc of the utmost importance for the fixing of those texts, be- cause they are the only or the btest representatives of a class recognized as a source. Only th,e palimpsests might well be left out, as, with regard to these, the end aimed at by reproductions, can, as a rule, better be gained by apographa, as the late Studemund made for Gaius and Plautus of the Veronese und Milanese palimpsests. Besides the famous Pandect-codex of the Laurentiana, the reproduction of which I should heartily applaud, I would place on the list: 1. The Laurentianus of Varro's libri de lingua Latina. 2 and 3. The two Medicei which have preserved for us the Annals and History of Tacitus. 4. The Pithoeanus of Juvenal at Montpellier. , 15 5. The so-called Puteaneus of Livy, a Parisinus, which con- tains the third decade. 6. The Laurishamiensis, the only manuscript of Livy XLI— XLV in the court library at Vienna. 7 and 8. The excellent Lucretius Mss. oblongus and quadratus, at Leyden. 9. The Parisinus of Minucius Felix. 10. The Bembinus of Terentius in the Vatican library. 11. The codex B. of Plautus, as the b,est representative o'f the Palatini, also in the Vatican. 12. The codex C. of Terentius, one of the Calliopiani, famous for its miniatures, which is also the property of the Vatican libjary. 13. The so-styled codex Neapolitanus of Propertius in the library at Wolfenbiittel. 13. The Laurentianus, which contains the Apologia, Metamor- phoses and Florida of Apulejus; concerning the last Prof. Van der Vliet could give the b^st advice. In what goes before is also implied in what manner, according to the opinion of the undersigned, the first question put by Dr. Du Rieu should be answered. The more copies are made the better. As many scholars as possible should be enabled to get acquainted with and to use the important manuscripts in repro- ductions. A relatively large impression is desirable also from a financial point of view. In this case too this is likely to prove the least expensive way". ^) After these preliminary measures and after having received the promise of further support from the Dutch Government — if necessary — , Dr. Du Rieu decided, in the beginnmg of 1895, to come forward with a definite proposal. He did this in a circular letter written in French., which ran as follows: ^) For the rest comp. Museum II 457 etc. r jt^' 16 BIBLIOTHEQUE DE L'UNIVERSITE DE LEYDE. Soeiete Internationale pour la reproduction des MSS. les plus preeieux. LEYDE, le 22 F6vrier 1895. Monsieur et tres honors Collegue ! Permettez moi de vous rappeler I'id^e de notre collo- gue de la BibliothOque Universitaire de Halle (Saxe), M. le dr. O. Hart wig, de fonder une association internatio- nale de Directeurs de BibliothOques pour la reproduc- tion autotypique de MSS. Grecs, Latins et autres, qui, k cause de leur valeur exceptionnelle, ne peuvent etre consult^s que sur place. C'est k Chicago, au CongrOs des Biblioth6caires du monde entier, en 1893, que ce projet se produisit au grand jour, et la BibliothOque confine k mes soins fut alors reconnue, k cause de sa situation, et des facilitds que les savants y trouvent depuis longtemps pour I'usage des manuscrits, comme d6sign6e d'avance pour devenir Ic siOge d'une institution appel6e ^ rendre service ^ tant de savants de tous les pays. Ayant regu un appui des plus honorables de plusieurs de mes collogues, j'ouvris dans le courant de 1894 une correspondance active avec ceux, qui partageaient mes idees sur l'utilit6 de I'entreprise. L'assembl^e de Chicago ayant renvoy^ sans discussion I'examen du projet au congrOs de I'Association des Biblio- th^caires Americains en 1894, on me promit de I'appuyer, pour que les nombreuses Biblioth^ques du nouvcau monde, auxquelles il n'est pas donn6 de pouvoir se procurer des codices membranacei du moyen ige, pussent b(jn6- E. If ficier de la reproduction des plus c^lObres manuscrits des grandes bibliothOques de TEurope, et eussent I'honneur de contnbuer k la conservation et k I'^ude des textes les plus preeieux pour I'histoire et la litt^rature J'mvitai de mtoe dans plusieurs revues, telles que le Centralblatt fur Bibliothekswesen, et la Revue des BibhothOques, M.M. les professeurs de philologie clas- sique. amsi que mes collogues, k vouloir discuter dans ces revues quelques points essentiels, afin de nous guider dans 1 adoptK>n des bases convenables k cette institution toute nouvelle. Voulant savoir sur quels points devraient porter nos premiers efforts je priai encore les savants de me signaler une douzame de MSS. dont la reproduction pourrait maugurer e plus utilement et le plus briUamment les debuts de 1 entreprise. z.in"^ H °" f ^"'^ '^^"''' ''^' ^ P"'"^ ^^«" ««« demi-dou- zame de rdponses et les objections qu'on pouvait faire au projet n-ont gu^re ^t^ discut^es. Au premier moment. fai Ihonneur de. m'attribuer rinitiative, et j'^tais tentd je 1 avoue, d'abandonner le terrain 4 I'industrie priv^e qui' dans presque tous les pays de TEurope, a ex^cutd des reproducfons excellemes, mais d'un prix trop ^evd Ce- pendant, avant de nous retirer devant les Artistes, qui eprodu.sent nos MSS. en s'inspirant principalement dL t^y.nTT ' '""' '"" <=^" "''"^^ d« ^^--der aux mf-il '«"/.°P'"'°n sur une entreprise Internationale patLr", ""' '^ ^°'^ ""''^'^ -- '^^ P^^occu: pations exclusivement scientifiques rl^\ f "f" !f'"''''' ^^ rinstruction s'est d^clar^ favo- rable i la fondafon de cette association, et le Gouverne ment des Pays-Bas vient de prendre les devants en p" suSe '"/'"^ '''"'""'' '^'^^'^°^^" ^ I-entrepri^e'un ub.de modeste, mais permanent, qui nous est un puis- sant encouragement. Ce subside vient d'etre vot^; j'ai done I'honneur de faire lii\ 18 un appel k tous mes collogues, aux chefs des biblioth^ques d'Etat et des biblioth^ques de toutes les grandes institu- tions litt^raires, universit^s, academies, s^minaires philo- logiques, etc. etc. Je viens leur adresser ces deux questions: 1°. Approuvez-vous ce moyen simple et peu co(iteux, de faire annuellement I'acquisition de la reproduction d'un ma- nuscrit particuli^rement pr^cieux, dont I'original ne saurait ^tre d^placd pour etre communique k vos compatriotes, dans le ddpot confix k vos soins? D^sirez vous rendre ce service aux savants de votre pays? 2°. Pouvez-vous en quality de Directeur de votre Biblioth^que, vous faire inscrire, vous et vos successeurs 6ventuels, comme membre de I'association, avec obligation de payer, pendant une p^riode de dix ans, la cotisation annuelle dont le montant sera iix6 par les statuts ddfinitifs (100 ou 150 francs)? Si vous n'avez pas ce droit, et beaucoup de nos collogues ne I'ont pas, voulez-vous demander h votre Gouvernement, ou aux autorit^s charg^es de r^gler les acquisitions, si votre Biblioth^que pourrait se faire inscrire comme mem- bre de I'association pour une p6riode de dix ans, afin de s'assurer la possession d'un exemplaire de tous les MSS. que la soci^t^ fera reproduire? Veuillez, s'il vous plait, m'honorer de votre rdponse avant le 15 Mars quelle qu'elle soit; je vous en serai fort oblige. L'appui que j'ai regu de mon Gouvernement me fait un devoir d'arriver le plus t6t possible h une solution. Aussitdt que j'aurai r^uni un nombre suffisant d'adh6- sions, j'inviterai les adherents k choisir, entre Messieurs les Directeurs des principales Biblioth^ques de I'Europe, douze dei^gu^s qui seraient pri^s de venir ou de se faire repr^senter k une reunion convoqu^e k Leyde dans le cou- rant de I'ann^e, pour jeter ensemble, apr^s m(ir examen e: discussion, les bases de I'association k dtablir pr^s de la Biblioth^que de notre University. C*est k ce Comit^ qu'il appartiendra de fixer la coti- 19 sation annuelle, de choisir les MSS. k reproduire, d'exa- miner les proc^d^s de reproductions, de determiner le chiffre du tirage et de r^gler toutes les questions se rat- tachant au fonctionnement de I'association. Veuillez agreer, tr^s honor^ Collogue, I'assurance de mes sentiments distingu^s. le Dr. W. N. DU RIEU, Directeur de la Bibliotheque de I'Universite, Although this letter was sent to all hbraries in the different parts of the world the result was very small. Many sent their assurance of great sympathy and their promise to co-operate or their advice, but the number of librarians who would and could promise to become members of the proposed society- remained far below what was expected ; and at any rate too small to begin anythmg without too great a risk. Dr. du Rieu had always decla- red that he would take the direction of this enterprise only if he could obtain some certainty of success, that is to say if a sufficient number of colleagues would engage to pay a fixed yearly contribution for a certain number of (say ten) years. But now It appeared that many librarians could not take upon them to pay contribution for many years, owing to administrative or financial reasons. Only thirty-three agreed to give this assurance The promises expected from rich American libraries did not come Owing to this Dr. du Rieu was obliged, with great regret to let the enterprise rest. He informed his colleagues of this in a printed letter, which ran as follows: 18 19 un appel k tous mes collogues, aux chefs des biblioth^ques d'Etat et des biblioth^ques de toutes les grandes institu- tions litt^raires, universit^s, academies, s^rninaires philo- logiques, etc. etc. Je viens leur adresser ces deux questions: 1°. Approuvez-vous ce moyen simple et peu coiiteux, de faire annuellement I'acquisition de la reproduction d'un ma- nuscrit particuli^rement pr^cieux, dont Toriginal ne saurait 6tre d^placd pour etre communique k vos compatriotes, dans le d6p6t confix k vos soins? D6sirez vous rendre ce service aux savants de votre pays? 2°. Pouvez-vous en quality de Directeur de votre Biblioth^que, vous faire inscrire, vous et vos successeurs ^ventuels, comme membre de I'association, avec obligation de payer, pendant une p^riode de dix ans, la cotisation annuelle dont le montant sera fixd par les statuts d^finitifs (100 ou 150 francs)? Si vous n'avez pas ce droit, et beaucoup de nos collogues ne I'ont pas, voulez-vous demander h votre Gouvernement, ou aux autorit^s charg^es de r^gler les acquisitions, si votre Biblioth^que pourrait se faire inscrire comme mem- bre de I'association pour une p^riode de dix ans, afin de s*assurer la possession d'un exemplaire de tous les MSS. que la soci6t6 fera reproduire? Veuillez, s'il vous plait, m'honorer de votre rdponse avant le 15 Mars quelle qu'elle soit; je vous en serai fort oblige. L'appui que j'ai regu de mon Gouvernement me fait un devoir d'arriver le plus t6t possible k une solution. Aussitdt que j'aurai r^uni un nombre suffisant d'adh6- sions, j'inviterai les adherents k choisir, entre Messieurs les Directeurs des principales Biblioth^ques de I'Europe, douze dei^gu^s qui seraient pri^s de venir ou de se faire repr^senter k une reunion convoqu^e k Leyde dans le cou- rant de Tannic, pour jeter ensemble, apr^s m{ir examen e: discussion, les bases de I'association k dtablir pr^s de la Biblioth^que de notre University. C*est k ce Comit6 qu'il appartiendra de fixer la coti- sation annuelle, de choisir les MSS. k reproduire, d'exa- miner les procdd^s de reproductions, de determiner le chiffre du tirage et de r^gler toutes les questions se rat- ta chant au fonctionnement de I'association. Veuillez agreer, tr^s honord Collogue, I'assurance de mes sentiments distinguds. le Dr. W. N. DU RIEU, Directeur de la Bibliotheque de l* Universite. Although this letter was sent to all Hbraries in the different parts of the world the result was very small. Many sent their assurance of great sympathy and their promise to co-operate or their advice, but the number of librarians who would and could promise to b.ecome members of the proposed society- remained far below what was expected; and at any rate too small to begin anything without too great a risk. Dr. du Rieu had always decla- red that he would take the direction of this enterprise only if he could obtain some certainty of success, that is to say, if a sufficient number of colleagues would engage to pay a fixed yearly contribution for a certain number of (say ten) years. But now It appeared that many librarians could not take upon them to pay contribution for many years, owing to administrative or financial reasons. Only thirty-three agreed to give this assurance. The promises expected from rich American libraries did not come. Owmg to this Dr. du Rieu was obliged, with great regret, to let the enterprise rest. He informed his colleagues of this in a printed letter, which ran as follows: . * > - _ . f io BIBLIOTHEQUE DE L'UNIVERSITE DE LEYDE. Soeiete Internationale pour la reproduction des MSS. les plus preeieux. LEYDE, le 20 mai 1895. Monsieur et tres honors Collegue I C'est avec un regret bien legitime que je me sens oblig^ de vous faire part de la mauvaise r^ussite de mes efforts. Faute de Socidtaires il me parait impossible pour le moment de fonder une association Internatio- nale pour la reproduction autotypique des plus preeieux MSS. Une centaine de mes lettres ne fut pas honor^e de r6- ponse. Je n'ose attendre plus longtemps pour vous dire oil nous en sommes. II n'y a que 33 Collogues qui se d^clarent Soci^taires pour dix ans; et parmi 25 autres, retenus plus ou moins par leur r^glements, motif de comptabilit^ ou autre, plusieurs donneraient leur adhesion. Nous pourrions arri- ver k r^unir une cinquantaine de Soci^taires, mais le nombre de cent ne sera pas atteint; je me vois done oblig6 de renoncer k la tiche que, sur I'invitation de plusieurs de mes collogues, je m'^tais impos^e par amour de la science et dans I'int^r^t des travaux d'erudition. Le nombre insuffisant des adhesions m'empeche d'inviter Messieurs les Directeurs de dix ou douze des plus fameuses Biblioth^ques de I'Europe k venir k Leyde pour d^lib^rer sur plusieurs points k arr^ter. Je sais d'avance que les frais de l'op6ration ne permettraient pas de donner chaque ann^e la reproduction d'un manuscrit de quelques cen- taines de pages dans des conditions dignes de la Soci^td, 21 Nous avons le ferme espoir que notre projet sera repris, un jour ou lautre, avec plus de succ^s. En attendant,' nous nous consolerons si les dditeurs de reproductions hdliographiques ou autres, auxquels nous devons ddjk de si utiles travaux, trouvent moyen de concilier leurs intd- r^ts avec ceux des biblioth^ques dont les ressources sont si limitdes. Agrdez. Monsieur et tr^s honord Collogue, le renouvel- lement de Thommage de mes sentiments respectueux. le Dr. W. N. DU RIEU, Directeur de la Bibliotheque de fUmverstU. Scarcely had this letter been sent away when Dr. du Rieu received from many scholars their assurances of regret at the miscarrying of his praise-worthy attempts. Already cheered by this he was soon roused to fresh activity by letters from diffe- rent inland and foreign publishers who offered their help and who mentioned more or less favourable conditions on which they were ready to realise part of his plans. He decided after careful consideration not to finally give up the enterprise but to take an offer, which seemed particularly acceptable, that of the Leyden pu- blisher, A. W. Sijthoff. The latter offered to publish at his own risk photographic reproductions of a series of twelve of the most celebrated classic Greek and Latin MSS., under the direction of Dr. du Rieu. Each part could be bought alone, subscription not bemg compulsory. Each library and private individual should have the opportunity on Ihe appearance of each part to decide if the purchase were desirable or possible. The pubhcation was to be begun immediately and with energy, so that one could pro- mise with certainty that every year a part should be published Ihe only condition was that the Leyden librarian should be wil- ling to take the direction of the enterprise. Such an offer was considered by Dr. du Rieu as specially acceptable. He tarried no longer in accepting it, and so began Sijthoffs enterprise of tne „Codices Graeci et Latini." J 22 II. Mr. du Rieu immediately began in an energetic manner to make preparations for this new enterprise. First he published an article in „De Nederl. Spectator", Febr. 1896, in which he told of the miscarrying of his first attempts and of his new plans : \ „After some consideration I decided to connect this enterprise with the name of the Leyden library, and to accept the offer of my fellow citizen, Mr. A. W. Sijthoff, the experienced publisher. But I could do this only after making sure of the permission and the co-operation of the librarians whose permission was required for the photographing of their codices. This took some time; besides I wanted to consult personally some colleagues, whose knowledge and experience I value most, now that I could not invite them to a meeting in our Dutch Athens. This I did, with favourable results, in the autumn, and in 1896 the time came for Mr. Sijthoff to make his calculations and to choose the best out of the many artistic firms who have proved most suc- cessful in ,this work. (An early specimen paper and a subscription list will be sent. I have the highest expectations, because the great inconvenience on account of which the society of librarians was not possible — namely the contract for perhaps ten years without knowing how many reproductions they or their successors were to receive — has been removed. The publisher can and will deUver excellent autotypic repro- ductions or whatever name shall be given to this process. He asks payment only after supplying a codex bound in mediaeval style and he compels no subscriber to buy also the other eleven manuscripts, because he is 'sure that excellent reproductions, at a suitable price, cannot be refused by the university libraries. The plan is to begin with a series of twelve codices, only Greek and Latin, excluding the middle German and middle French, and also codices which contain only illustrations; there will be i I 23 (i some miniatures and fine capital letters, but not so many as, for example, in the magnificent but very expensive Viennese Genesis, which Greek codex is accompanied by a precious and extensive historic introduction and critical text-edition. Each codex will appear only with a short Latin introduction throwing light upon the history, the value and the writing of the original, written by an expert at the library which possesses the preciosum At least, my colleagues have given me some promises as to this, as a renewed proof of their kindness which I value very highly. I conclude with a few words about the choice of the codices that are to be considered first. I shall not speak for the present about the second series, in which I place some which I could not bring among the first six Greek codices unici and six Latin ones. But I will observe that the few lists, received from highly esteemed quarters, concerning the most desired twelve pieces, were so widely divergent that I decided to make an independent and impartial choice. The preference for less classical writers and the antipathy between the nations were so obvious that a majorit> of votes could not be thought of. I preferred the oldest codex or the most excellent of eleven classical writers, but first I take the Codex Sarravianus of the Pentateuch at the Leyden library; one hundred and thirty of the quarto folios in two columns of the manuscript of Sarrau have been preserved here since the States of Holland and West- Friesland bought this precious book with so many excellent MSS. from the library left by Isaac Vassius. But twenty two folia are at Paris in the Biblioth^que Nationale, while two pages are pre- served in the Imperial Library at St. Petersburg. It seems to me that we could not make a better beginning in our time, when we so often hear of internationalism, than by asking the help of these three libraries for uniting what has been separated in originali for ,such a long time, and what, reproduced in an ade- quate manner, will give a picture of the MSS. of the five hooks of Moses, formerly copied in the same Greek monastery. Moreover this codex is well worth being consulted by the friends of exegesis, even after the oldest texts published by Tischendorf, H 24 t the more so as this Bible-lover did not entirely collate the Leyden manuscript. May Mr. Sythoff's enterprise, beginning with the reproduction of God's word in the oldest form preserved, be of great use in promoting the knowledge of the Holy Scriptures and in being a source of edification to the pious reader I. The plan of placing in the first series the oldest Terence and the best Virgil of the Vatican, both uncial MSS., could be given up, as, a short time ago, we received the joyful tidings that these excellent Vatican Codices are to be reproduced at the expense of the Pope. Now I selected in their stead the Virgil Mediceus of the 5th cent and the Horace of Bern of the 9th, the Anthologia' Latina of Paris of the 7th or 8th, the only Tacitus of The 9th of the Laurentiana, and of the Leyden collection the Lucretius oblongus of the 9th cent. Of all these codices the writing is perfectly known through the facsimiles, &nd the ablest editors have acknowledged them to be the most venerable and excellent, so that the study of the classics will greatly profit by them. The same may be said of the Greek codices which I selected in the first place. The Aeschylus of the Laurentiana of the 10th or the 11th cent.; the Anthologia Graeca of Heidelberg of the same time, a part of which is preserved at Paris; the Viennese Dioscorides of the 6th cent., with very remarkable miniatures, the Ilias Homeri of the codex Ambrasianus, in which are also drawings, and the Oxford Plato MS. of 895, which Professor Cobet greatly preferred to the Paris Plato. Thus it is seen that the enterprise which Mr. Sijthoff has begun is not an ordinary one, and, as the success of the repro- duction is certain, a new field of research is opened to philolo- gists. ' I Those who wish to read and consult the classic authors in the oldest form handed down to us, because this study is highly im- portant for text-criticism, will be glad to buy these reproduced codices or will be glad to see that they are purchased by scienti- fic libraries. It may also be hoped that the many librarians who, until now, were unable to send me an answer on account of ad- ministrative reasons, will eagerly avail themselves of the oppor- tunity now offered them to purchase those excellently reproduced i 1 25 MSS., if their financial means permit, and if a look at such a codex convinces them that the money asked will be well spent." Meanwhile so much work had already been done that not only the twelve MSS. to be reproduced had been selected and, in most cases, definite agreements had been made with the owners of them, but also that the first part was quite ready, and its publi- cation could be expected. For this first part was chosen one of the oldest and best Greek manuscripts of the Old Testament, the codex Sarravianus, one part of which is preserved at Leyden, another part at Paris and two pages, at St. Petersburg. It seemed appropriate, as Dr. du Rieu observed, to begin with this famous Biblical MS., the three- parts of whose original, being spread over three countries could never more be brought together. Now the old original could be reproduced in its entirety in an exact phototype copy. Already in April 1896 Dr. du Rieu had the great satisfaction of being able to communicate to his colleagues the immediate- appearance of this first part and the plans concerning the follow- mg parts, in this circular letter: REPRODUCTION DES MANUSCRITS GRECS ET LATINS NON-TOURISTES Dr. W. N. DU RIEU Bibliothdcaire de l'Universit6 k Leyde. LEIDEN, April 1896. LEYDE, Avril 1896. Monsieur, L'ann^e derni^re s'^tait form^ le projet d'une Socidtd de Biblioth^caires pour la reproduction photographique, aux frais de la Soci^t^, des manuscrits les plus pr^cieux. Ce projet, sugg^r6 par mon aimable collogue le Dr. fl \f « 26 Hart wig de la Biblioth^que de Halle, fut port6 k la connaissance de tous mes collogues et un grand nombre d'entre eux applaudirent k I'id^e de fixer h Leyde le si^ge de cette association, sous la Direction du Bibliothd- caire de son University. On est d'accord sur les services immenses que pourraient rendre, s'ils 6taient reproduits en grand nombre, les Manus- crits Grecs et Latins de premier ordre qu'on ne peut con- suiter actuellement que dans les Biblioth^ques memes, o^ ils sont conserves avec les plus grands soins. Chaque University, chaque College ou Institution scientifique pour- ra ainsi se procurer un exemplaire remplagant parfaitement I'original. MM. les Professeurs s'en serviront dans leurs cours de pal^ographie et les savants les consulteront k domicile pour verifier les legons douteuses. Malheureusement des raisons d'ordre administratif em- p^ch^rent plusieurs Directeurs d'entrer dans I'association projet^e. Je r6solus d'attendre des temps meilleurs. Voici h present que de divers c6t^s messieurs les Edi- teurs hollandais et Strangers m'ont prid d'entreprendre Taffaire sous ma Direction, mais k leurs risques et perils. Apr^s m{ire deliberation, j'ai accept^ Toff re de mon com- patriote, Monsieur A. W. S ij t h o f f , I'Editeur de Leyde, si avantageusement connu. Convaincu de I'immense intdret qu' offriront des Manus- crits classiques dignement reproduits. Monsieur S ij t h o £ f est jaloux d'offrir aux nombreuses Biblioth^ques I'occasion de faire Tacquisition d'une sdrie de 12 reproductions d'apr^s des originaux choisis dans les ddpdts les plus riches de rEurope. Grice aux derniers perfectionnements employes de nos jours par nos artistes, une reproduction peut durer tou- jours et prendra parfaitement la place de I'original et, par la g6n6rosit6 de M. Sijthoff, le prix n'en sera pas trop 6lev6. Avant de promettre mon concours k Tentreprenant Editeur, j'eus le plaisir de m'assurer du concours indis- 27 pcnsable de mes collegues, gardicns, dans leurs depots scientifiques, des Manuscrits qui paraitront dans la pre- miere sdrie. Tous rdpondirent de la mani^re la plus loyale , k ma pri^re, me permirent de faire faire la reproduction el en outre me donn^rent la perspective d'une Introduc- tion, necessaire pour la connaissance approfondie de cha- que Manuscrit. J'ai I'avantage de vous presenter le Prospectus de M. I'Editeur: il pourra rdpondre aux diffdrentes questions qui se prdsenteront apr^s la lecture de ces lignes. Mais quant au choix des 12 premiers Manuscrits, il faut savoir que je n'ai voulu prendre que les plus anciens et les meilleurs des classiques, suivant I'opinion des savants et des Biblio- thdcaires que j'ai consultes k cet effet. Si cette entreprise grandiose reussit, une seconde sdrie de Manuscrits est deja choisie que j'aurais voulu placer dans la premiere. La liste de ces Manuscrits est jointe k ma lettre. La rdussite est plus que probable, I'Editeur n'obligeant pas MM. les souscripteurs k se lier pour une s6ne de plu- sieurs Manuscrits. De cette mani^re est dcartde la diffi- cultd administrative qui fut cause de notre 6chec de I'annde passde: plusieurs bibliothecaires ne purent s'associer k notre entreprise, une part des risques et des frais dtant mise k leur charge. Le prix sera proportionnd au nombre des pages et k leurs dimensions. Je me flatte de pouvoir rendre un service des plus sdrieux k I'etude des Manuscrits des classiques Grecs et Latins, k la Paldographie et a I'Histoire de I'Art; les savants de tous pays y trouveront, sans aucun doute, leur profit. Dr. W. N. D U R I E U, Directeur de la Biblioihdque de TUniversit^ de Leyde. Y- '^'■•"- --' ■ I i^aHiliU **" t. i 1 II CODICES GRAECI ET LATINI quos duce Bibliothecae Universitatis Leidensis Praefecto Dr. GUILL. NIC. DU RIEU autotypice edendos sibi proponit A. W. SIJTHOFF Editor Leidensis. Series I. Testamentum Vetus Grace e. Codex Sarravia nus-Colbertinus saec. V, cuius pars Leidae (Voss. Gr. Q 8), pars Parisiis (Gr. 17 Colb. 3084), unum folium Petro poli in Bibliotheca Imperiali servantur. — Tischendorf Monumenta sacra inedita. Nova coUectio. Vol. Ill, t. 1 Omont, Fac-simil^s d. pi. anc. mss. gr. d. 1. Bibl. Nat t. 2. cet. Aeschylus. Codex Laurentianus XXXII, 9 saec X— XI. — Palaeogr. Society t. 83. Collezione Fiorent. t. IX Anthologia Graeca. Codex Palatinus saec. X— XI Pars prior = Cod. Heidelberg. 23. Pars altera = Cod Paris, suppl. Gr. 384. — Wattenbach, Exempla codd. Grace t. 36. Omont, t. 33. (Cf. Centralblatt f. Bibliothekswesen IX, pag. 40). Dioscorides. Codex Vindobonensis Gr. 5, cum mi- niaturis saec. VI. — Palaeogr. Soc. t. 177. cet. Homeri Ilias. Codex Ambrosianus F. 205. Inf., cum miniaturis saec. V. — Palaeogr. Society t. 39, 40, 50, 51. Plato. Codex Oxoniensis Bodl. Clarkianus 39 saec. IX (an. 895). — Wattenbach, Exempla t. 3. Palaeogr. Society t. 81. Anthologia Latin a. Codex Salmasianus Parisinus 10318 saec. VII — VIII. — Zangemeister, Exempla codd. Lat. t. 46. 29 Horatius. Codex Bernensis 363 saec. IX. — Chate- lain, Paldographie d. class. Lat. t. 76, 77. Livius. Codex Corbeiensis (Puteaneus) Parisinus 5730 saec. V— VI. — Zangemeister, Exempla t. 19. Palaeogr. Society t. 31, 32. Chatelain, t. 116. cet. Lucretius. Codex Vossianus Oblongus Leidensis Voss. L. F. 30 saec. IX. — Chatelain, t. 56, 57. Tacitus. Codices Medicei Laurentiani 68, 1—2 saec. IX. — Collezione Fiorent. t. 2 et 14. Palaeogr. Society t. II. 90. cet. Virgin us. Codex Mediceus Laurentianus 39,1 saec. V. — Zangemeister, Exempla t. 10. Palaeogr. Society t. 86. Chatelain, t. 66, I. cet. 31) This circular was accompanied by a letter from the pu- blisher, saying: w* LEYDEN, April 1896. Sir. When it seemed certain, last year, that the scheme for bringing out reproductions of the most important ancient Manuscripts could not be carried out, much disappointment was felt in the scholastic world. I have now the pleasure of informing you that I intend publishing a series of such reproductions of twelve of the most ancient known MSS., of which I subjoin a list. Dr. W. N. du Rieu, Director of the Library of our University, whose indefatigable efforts show how much he has the enterprise at heart, has expressed himself ready to undertake the responsible post of Editor. I need not here dwell on the various risks to which the original MSS. are exposed; at any moment irreparable disaster, notwithstanding the best precautions of the Direc- tors, might ^deprive us of them. For many years the desi- rability of having accurate copies of rare and precious MSS. has been generally recognised by men of learning. I believe therefore that I shall be rendering a real service . .^jfe'TI'tZl^! ■■"-h^-' — ■■■■^- / *. fl: 30 to letters, and that I imay reckon on the support and appro- bation of scholars. As it was chiefly on financial grounds that the original proposal was wrecked, I will not ask the Curators of Libraries and Bibliophiles to subscribe for the whole series. I trust that the execution of the work and the moderate price may prove an inducement to acquire these various works I have already made such progress in preparing a repro- duction of the famous manuscript VETUS TESTAMENTUM GRAECE Codex Sar ra vianus-Colb er t i nu s S a e c. V, of which 260 pages are at Leyden, 44 in Paris and 2 at Saint-Petersburg, that I can promise the almost immediate publication of this volume with the addition of a preface by Monsieur Omont, Conservateur de la Biblioth^que Na- tionale at Paris. I take the liberty to enclose a double page as a specimen to enable you to judge of the size and execution of the work. This work, bound in mediaeval style, will be offered at the price of & 8.0.0. As the number of copies cannot, for obvious reasons, be very great, it is not impossible that the price may be considerably raised after publication. It is not my intention to adhere to the order of publica- tion given in the following list. I reserve the right of selecting other Manuscripts if circumstances should make it desirable. And so, commending the undertaking to your favou- rable consideration and energetic support, I remain, Yours obediently, A. W. SIJTHOFF. 31 33) The printing of the phototypes of the codex Sarravianus and of the Latin introduction by Mr. H. Omont happened to suffer some delay so that only in the month of December 1896 Mr. du Rieu could write his signature on the last page. Alas ! this was the last work that he was able to do for this enterprise. The 21st Dec. of this year he was seemingly well and strong, but he died in the midst of his diligent labours. He was not able to have the pleasure of seeing the first product of his unfailing and disinterested work appear. Now it appeared in Jan. 1897 as his „opus posthumum," and the writer of the introduction, Mr. Omont, conservator of the manuscript department of the Paris Biblioth^que Nationale, added to it this dedication: „Memoriae optimi et doctissimi viri Guilelmi Nicolai Du Rieu Bibliothecae Universitatis Lugduno-Batavae Praefecti meritissimi suis et amicis praemature erepti (1829—1896)." The publisher Sijthoff, who had the enterprise of the Codices very much at heart, also suffered a great loss through the death of Dr. du Rieu as will clearly appear from what has been said above. Yet he did not lose courage, but at once entered into an engagement with Dr. Scato de Vries, the successor of Dr. du Rieu as Leyden Hbrarian. He had worked many years under the latter as conservator of the manuscripts at Leyden and knew the whole history of the enterprise. He thought that it was his duty to continue the work of his predecessor, who had begun it with so much enthusiasm. He began his work with the preparation of the reproduction of the Codex Bernensis 363, about which the publisher wrote in a prospectus of the 20th. xMarch: ' ' LEYDEN, March 20th 1897. Sir, The great task of reproducing by photography a series of twelve of the oldest and most precious Greek and Latin 32 manuscripts, of which I had the honour to send you a prospectus last year, has so far progressed that the first volume was issued in the month of January, with the title: Vetus Testamentum Graece. Codicis Sarraviani-Colbertini quae supersunt in Bibliothecis Leidensi, Parisiensi, Petropolitana phototypice edita. Praefatus est Henricus Omont. The limited number of copies, and the orders I have received till this date, compel me to raise the price of this volume to / 40.-. For the present, until the publication of the second volume, I am still able to supply the copies of the first, bound, at that price; and would urge you if you have not yet acquired the work, to order it as soon as possible. We regret to announce the sudden death, a few days before the pubhcation of the first volume, of the illustrious savant who had originated the scheme and edited the work Dn W. N. du Rieu, the director of the University Library at Leyden. I am greatly indebted to his admirable help and disinterested encouragement, and shall ever faith- fully and gratefully honour his memory. I derive some consolation in this great loss from having secured the services of his successor in the office, Dr b G. de Vries, who is prepared to take up the task left unfmished by Dr. du Ri e u. Dr. de Vries, having been for some years in charge of the celebrated collection of manuscripts in the Leyden Library, had already colla- borated with Dr. du Rieu in his preparations for the pubhcation of the work; thus, to my great satisfaction, its further production is secured on the same lines, and in the manner indicated by Dr. d u Rieu. The second volume of this first series will shortly be ready for publication, containing 33 CODEX BERNENSIS 363 Horatii carmina, — Ovidii Met. fragm., — Servii et aliorum opera grammatica, — S. Augustinii de dial, et de rhetor., — Bedae Hist. Brit. I, cet. cet. continens. I need not here expatiate on the importance of this manuscript. It is famous as the earhest and best MS. copy of Horace, of Ovid's fragments etc.; it contains a store of mediaeval learning, and is of the highest value as throwing light on the learned efforts of Sedulius Scot us and his Irish contemporaries. In June 1891 Dr. L. Traube wrote in, „0 Roma nobilis" p. 56 (A paper in the transactions of the Bavarian Acad, of Sciences CI. I, Vol. XIX, Part. II, p. 352). »MS. Bernensis 363 is indeed so important in every respect that we fain would hope that some learned body may have it reproduced entire, by photography, and so provide alike for the preservation of this treasure and for a more general knowledge of its contents." Hence, when I now, without the aid of any learned Society, and at my own risk, propose to pubhsh the w h o 1 e volume in autotype, I am certain of doing a real and great service to learning, and believe I may count on your approbation and support. I have been so happy as to secure the assistance of Professor H. H ag en of Bern, as the admirably competent and learned writer of the Latin Preface which contributes in no small degree to the value of this volume. The Codex Bernensis 363 will consist, besides the preface, of 394 pages in photography, large quarto, pre- cisely like the specimen I have the honour of submitting to you herewith. The price ofthis volume is $ 48.—, bound in mediaeval style, delivered in Holland, 3 _.«S»N 34 a price which may very probably be raised after publication. In the event of your ordering a copy may I beg you to make use of the accompanying order-form. At the same time I venture to point out to you the great importance of this undertaking. The world is be- ginning to appreciate the fact that photographic reproduc- tions of the treasures of Antiquity and of the Middle-ages are of the highest value. Such possessions are no longer the luxury of the amateur, they are almost indispensable to the critical study of palaeography. Such reproductions aim st completely supply the place of the originals, and might even replace them in the event of their being de- stroyed, a danger against which the utmost care may fail to preserve them. By these means we at any rate secure to posterity an exact copy of what we are so fortunate as to possess. To make this publication in every way ser- viceable to scientific students, each volume may be pur- chased separately; there is no need to subscribe before- hand to the whole series of twelve Codices. For my part, I have the whole set in view ; and with the firm purpose of reproducing all the most famous and precious manuscripts, I hope for the support of all who take an interest in such matters, so that by the happy cooperation of Learning with the printer's art the work may be brought to such an issue as shall not merely satisfy the Savants of our own day, but be of value to posterity. With regard to the volumes to be subsequently published, of whicl^ I giave a provisional list in my last year's prospec- tus, I shall have the honour to inform you later. It may however be stated at once that some of the manuscripts formerly included must be replaced by others, the owners having decided to reproduce them on their own account. This is the case, especially with the Florentine MS. of Aeschylus, which is to be brought out under the auspi- ces of the Italian Minister of Education and the superin- tendence of the Bibliotheca Laurenziana. 35 On the appearance of the second part Dr. de Vries com- municated in these words that he, as successor of Dr. du Rieu, had taken the direction of the enterprise: „Sed iam antequam in lucem emissus est is tomus [I], dux ille et conditor totius operis Guilelmus Nico- laus Du Rieu, subita morte nobis est ereptus triste sui desiderium relinquens omnibus qui vastam eius erudi- tionem cum humanitate summa coniunctam admirabantur. Cui virj egregio cum ego in administranda Bibliotheca Universitatis Leidensis successissem et hoc opus ab illo inceptum suscipere et persequi meum esse duxi." Since then the publication has been regularly continued in the manner already pointed out by Dr. du Rieu, and successively appeared : Tom III— IV. Plato. Codex Oxoniensis Clarkianus 39. Praefatus est T h o m. W. A 1 1 e n. Tom. V. Plant us. Codex Heidelbergensis 1613. Palatinus C. Praefatus est C a r. Z a n g e m e i s t e r. Tom. VI. Homeri I lias. Codex Venetus A, Marcianus 454. Praefatus est D o m. Comparetti. Tom. VII. Tacitus. Codex Laurentianus Mediceus 68 1 et 68 II. Praefatus est Enr. Rostagno. Tom. VIII. Terentius. Codex Ambrosianus H. 75 inf. Praefatus est E. B e t h e. Tom. IX. Aristophanes. Codex Ravennas 137, 4, A. Praefatus est J. van Leeuwen J. f. Tom. X. Dioscurides. Codex Aniciae lulianae Vindo- bonensis Med. Or. 1. Praefati sunt Ant. de Premerstein, Car. Wessely, los. Mantuani. Tom. XI. Livius. Codex Vindobonensis Lat. 15. Praefa- tus est Car. Wessely. Besides, the appearance has been announced of the following parts, which are all but ready : f. 36 Lucretius. Codex Leidensis Vossianus Oblongus. I s i d o r u s. Etymologiarum Codex Matritensis Toletanus. Anthologia Graeca. Codex Palatinus. The following is taken from the prospectuses sent by the pu- blisher on the appearance of each of the parts III-— XI. I now have the pleasure of informing you that Vol. IV, Part II of: PLATO. ^ • ' Codex OxoniensisClarkianus 39 saec. IX (an. 895) will shortly be ready. The importance and value of this MS. is so universally recognised by classical scholars, that it is scarcely necessary to commend this photographic reproduction to their notice. The Codex Clarkianus is known through the investigations of S c h a n z, C o b e t and others, as one of the finest and most precious manuscripts extant of a Greek classic. Not only is it of the highest importance to the critical study of the text of the great philosopher; it is no less inte- resting as a palaeographical document; and is valued by the Philologist as one of the very few Greek manuscripts of so remote a period that can be dated with any certainty. The reproduction will be prefaced by a copious intro- duction from the pen of Professor Thomas W. Allen, Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford, a writer eminent for learning in Philology and Palaeography. The complete Codex consists of ^ 830 pages, and will be brought out in two nearly equal parts. To enable you to judge of the size and style of workmanship I beg to inclose a specimen-page in a size of 38 X 42 cm. Each volume, complete and bound alike, will be offered at the price of £ 10.0.0. In the event of your writing to order a copy I would beg you to use the accompanying form. The Codex Plato 37 will be forwarded in due course to the subscribers to the whole series. Since the publication of the Codex Plato I have proceeded uninterruptedly with the preparation of other reproductions; and I take the liberty of reporting to you on the progress of the undertaking. In the first place I beg to announce the forthcoming Volume V: PLAUTUS. Codex Heidelbergensis 1613 Palatinus C. The very great value of this ,,Codex Decurtatus" is so universally recognised that few words are needed to commend the reproduction to your notice. This Codex, in fact, ranks next in importance to the Codex Ambrosia- nus, made accessible by Studemund's Apogra- ph u m, and the Codex Vetus (Palatinus B), which we may hope to see reproduced ere long by the custodians of the Vatican Library. And when these have been made public property of the learned throughout the world, by accurate reproductions, they — with the facsimiles pu- blished by Prof. Lindsay in his book ,,The Codex Turnebi of Plautus" — will constitute such a body of material for the critical study of Plautus as hardly exists for any other classical author. An introduction in Latin will be prefixed to the repro- duction from the pen of the Chief Librarian at Heidel- berg, Prof. Zangemeister, whose well-known name is a guarantee for the value of his contribution. You are aware that I not long since brought out the fifth v61ume of my collection of ,,Co dices photo- graphici depict i": a faithful reproduction by pho- tography of the ,,Codex Decurtatus" (Heidelbergen- sis 1613 Palatinus C) of PLAUTUS. I now have the pleasure of announcing the publication ere long of the sixth volume : i i ^1 .Jl .f! 38 HOMERI ILIAS . Codex Venetus A, Marcianus 454. The importance of this famous Codex, no less valuable for the light it throws on the Homeric text than for the marginal notes and Scholia, justifies me in the hope that I shall find great encouragement when I place the MS. within reach of the learned world by an accurate repro- duction. I have obtained the requisite permission through the personal good offices of Heer Dr. Sc. de Vries, in com- munication with the Librarian of the Marziana Library, Venice, Dr. S. Morpurgo, and with his Excellency Signor B a c c e 1 1 i. Minister of Public Instruction, strongly, supported by their Excellencies M. de Beaufort, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and the Ambassador from the Netherlands at Rome, to all of whom I tender my respectful thanks. The great Italian savant Dom. Comparetti has done me the honour of writing a Latin preface to this volume, thus enhancing its scientific value in no small degree. The printing of the preface, as well as of the plates, is so far advanced that the publication may be promised for January 1901. The style will correspond with that of the former volumes; the size of the page being 54 X 36 cm. I shall be happy to forward a specimen on application, free of charge. In my former circular, announcing the publication of Codex Venetus A, Marcianus 454, HOMERI ILIAS, I had the pleasure of informing you that the photographic negatives were already prepared of the Codices Laurentiani Medicei 681 et 68 II. I am now able to promise the immediate publication of Vol VII of this important series: Pars I. TACITUS Codex Laurentianus Mediceus 68 I Pars II. TACITUS Codex Laurentianus Mediceus 68 II 39 These celebrated Medicean MSS., the recognised autho- rity for TACITUS Annales et Historia, are of such high value to critical students of ancient texts that it is unnecessary to insist on the importance of this repro- duction. I "may congratulate myself on being able to include so remarkable a work in this series, and to announce at the same time that its value will be enhanced by an Introduction in Latin from the pen of Prof. Enrico Ros- tagno, the distinguished Curator of the Laurentian Library, already finished for Part I and to be written, I hope, for Part II: Cod. Med. 68, I et II. Since the publication, early last year, of Part VII of the Codices Graeci et Latin i, a longer time has elapsed than I could have wished; but this was unavoi- dable and not till now could I announce the appearance of Part VIII: TERENTIUS. Codex Ambrosia n us H. 57 inf. which will be ready for issue in the month of March. The cause of the delay I wish to explain to you. While preparing the photographic plates of the illu- strated Codex at Milan, I received information that the Directors of the Vatican Library intended to bring out a reproduction of the illuminated MS. (3868) of Teren- tius, which is preserved there. In agreement with Professor B e t h e (Basle) I decided to avail myself of this singu- larly favourable coincidence, and to produce a work of the highest value, not only for the study of the Ambrosian MS., but also for that of illuminated copies of Terentius, in general. To this end a number of photographs were made from all the known MSS. of Terentius; including the well known Paris Codex (7899); the two M.S.S. in Leiden (Voss. L. Q. 38. and Lipsii 26); the Codex at Oxford (Bodl. Auct. F 2.13; Bentle's Codex Dunelmesis) hitherto quite un- ^ i v6 ') Cf. Actes du Congrfes etc. p. 56. 62 Numter of folios: Price in francs; 153 200 197 250 421 500 238 281.50 321 387.50 242 375 149 250 194 281.50 490 762.50 193 281.50 2598 3569.50 Tom. I n n m-iv V VI VII 1 VIII IX X XI Total: Instead of two francs each folio of these codices costs only about 1. 371/2 francs. The parts have all been supplied at the given price in twelve costly half-morocco bindings, and in the price are also included the detailed introductions in which scholars of great reputation have communicated the results of their researches. It thus appears that, also as regards the price, this Leyden enterprise can answer all reasonable demands. If this be gene- rally recognized, and if many may be found wilUng to support it and to make its continuation possible by subscribing to a Series of twelve ,, Codices", or at least by buying some of the parts appeared, much may still be done in this respect. It will be a great satisfaction to the publisher to be able to continue his enterprise, and to be thus working in the interests of science. LEIDEN, 1908, \ ?t A. W. SIJTHOFFs UITG.-M". - LEIDEN. Codices Graeci et Latini photographiee depieti DUCE SCATONE DE YRIES BIBLIOTHECAE UNIVERSITATIS LEIDENSIS PRAEFECTO. P. P. V, ielfachen WUnschen aus den Kreisen palaeographischer Lehrer entsprechend, habe ich mich entschlossen, aus den bis heute erschienenen feanden der Codices Graeci e|t Latini eine Sammlung wichtiger Tafeln zusammenstellen und binnen Kurzero erscheinen zu lassen, unter dem Titel: Album Palaeographicum. Der Herausgeber der Codices Graeci et Latini, Heir Dr. S. G. de Vries war so freundlich, die Auswahl der Tateln zu Qbernehmen und aus den verschiedenen rOhmlichst bekannten Einleitungen das Wichtigste hierauf bezligliche zusammenzustellen. Im Nachfolgenden gebe ich den Inhalt des Buches kurz an: Aus Codex Vetu§ Testamentum Graece Sarravi- anus Oolbertinu§, Taf. 31, 111, 198, 212. „ Codex Bernensis 363, Taf. 50, 340, 372, 373. „ Codex Plato Oxoniensis Clarkianus 39, Fol. 58 r, 105 v, 107 r, 418 v. „ Codex Plautus Heidelbergensis 1613, Fol. 73 r, 123 v, 142 v, 220 v. „ Codex Homeri Ilias Venetus A, 454, Fol. 6 V, 24 r, 100 v, 101 r. yt Codex Tacitu§ Laurentianus Mediceus 681. 68 II, I. Fol. 3r, 31 V, 98 r, 128 r. II. FoJ. 9v, 15 r, 52 r, 75 r. Aus Codex Terentius Ambrosianus H 75 inf. Fol. 3 V, 22 V, 36 V, 76 r. „ Codex Aristophanis Ravennas, Fol.^r, 128 r, 131 r, 131 v. „ Codex Dio§curides Aniciae lulianae Yindo- bonensis, Fol. 70 r, 96 v, 97 r, 392 r. „ Codex Livius Yiiidobonen§i§ Lat. 15, Fol. 4r, 9v, 80r, 102 r. „ Codex Lucretius Yossianuj^ Oblongus, Foi. 11 V, 12r, 15r, 37 r. „ Codex Toletanus (nunc Matritensi§) 15, 8, Fol. 88. Supplementum I, Taf. 26. II, „ 25. III. . IV, „ V, „ n n Aus diesen Angaben wird jedem der den palaeographischen Studien obliegt, die grosse Wichtigkeit der gebotenen Studienmittel, wodurch einem wirklichen BedOrfnisse entsprochen wird, erklarlich sein, und ich zweifle nicht daran, das^ sie sich deiselben mit gutem Erfolge werden bedienen wollen. Der Druck dieser Ausgabe ist soweit fortgeschritlen, dass der Erscheinung dieses Album Palaeographicum im November beshmmt entgegen gesehen werden kann. Die PapiergrOsse wird 36 X 54 cM. ; der Umfang an Tafeln und Druckseiten ± 65 Folio Seiten betragen. In der zuversichtlichen Erwartung, dass von diesem Anerbieten ein reger Gebrauch gemacht und eine allgemeine Einfiihrung des Albums beim palaeographischen Unterricht stattfinden wird, babe ich den Preis fttr kartonierte Exemplare billigst auf Mark 24.— festgesetzt. Ich bin noch so trei darauf hinzuweisen, dass durch die Herausgabe dieses Sammel- Godex, den Reflectaiiten auf die bis jetzt erschienenen Bande Gelegenheit geboten wird, sich von der AusfQhrung der allgemein als mustergQltig anerkannten Reproductionen der Codices Graeci et Latini zu tlberzeugen und zur Anschaffung samtlicher oder einzelner Bande zu entschliessen. Ich sehe Ihrer gef. Bestellung gerne entgegen und zeichne Hochachtungsvoll A. W. SIJTHOFF's UlTG.-M". I : : i ■ ' BESTEL^LSCHEIN. Der Unterzeichnete wOnscht durch Vermittlung der Buchhandlung oder direct von A. W. Sijthoff's Uitg.-Mu. in Leiden zu empfangen: BE YUIES Album Palaeographicimi kartoniert 24 M. Ort und Datum: ^lame: LEIDEN. 1908. A. W. SIJTHOFF's UITG.-M". — LEIDEN. Codices .Graeci et Latini photographiee depieti DUCE SCATONE DE VRIES BIBLIOTHECAE UNIVERSITATIS LEIDENSIS PRAEFEGTO. P. P. The many inquiries concerning tlie origin and production of this edition of the ff Codices Graeci et Latini \ show the interest that has heen taken in their pubhcation, and therefore I think it as well to give a short historical account of this enterprise. For not only am 1 sure that the many facts and opinions which are given here will awaken the interest of many specialists in this branch of learning, but I also think that the difficulties which I had to overcome may he appreciated when they are known. At the end of the last century the necessity of making reproductions of the most precious MSS. which remain of the Greek and Latin classics was at last brought foicibly before us. f asked myself if it would not be possible for me to render a service to this branch of knowledge, a task for which I considered I had no small capacity. The result is shown in this great undertaking, and all who have watched the production of this work will testify that a desire for financial gain cannot have influenced me in any way whatever. If, to-day, 1 can look back with satisfaction on the editions which I have brought out, and if I can have the pleasure of having gained the good-will and praise of specialist circles, then, indeed, I receive a reward which compensates for much despair and much worry. I see too, the proof that I am working in the right way, and 1 am encouraged to go still farther. I cannot let this occasion pass without saying that the first attempts to produce these M.S.S. at the Congress at Chicago and some years ago at Liege, failed, and were destined to fail, because such an undertaking presented difficulties which, at that time, it was not possible to overcome. I had, in those days, to be very hopeful of ultimate success, in undertaking the great responsibilities of such work, without financial help from the Government or wealthy learned Institutions. To-day I am able to state most gratefully that I had the pleasure of having the moral support of many celebrated specialists in this branch of learning and of librarians. Moreover I have only been able to succeed in my task, thanks to the help of the real superintendent of my work, the Director of the Leyden University Library, Dr. S. G. de Vries, On the occasions when my resolution and strength were about to fail, I had to thank his confidence in urging me to believe in ultimate triumph over obstacles; and, thanks to him, I am now ready to go farther, working according to a method which has been proved to be good, and giving my energy to this fine enterprise. While I can set forth so many proofs of the favour and help of so many scholars , all over the world, I will not omit to point out that I could not find assistance in some cases where I thought [ had reason to expect it. If as earnestly as I know how, I ask once more the learned bodies, who in the first place receive the benefit of my valuable edition, to aid my endeavours and not to shake my confidence, I believe that I am acting in the interest of us both; in Ihe interest of classic study as well as of my own, as the great financial worries, inseparable from such work, will not concern me alone. 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