FONTANINI'S _Biblioteca dell' Eloquenza Italiana_ is with
the annotations of ZENO, which latter are distinguished for
their judgment and accuracy. It was published at Venice in
1753, 4to., 2 vols.; but it must be remembered that this
edition contains only the _third_ book of Fontanini, which
is a library of the principal Italian authors. All the three
books (the first two being a disquisition upon the orgin
[Transcriber's Note: origin] and progress of the Italian
language) will be found in the preceeding [Transcriber's
Note: preceding] Venice edition of 1737, in one volume 4to.
In the year 1753-63, came forth the incomparable but
unfinished work of COUNT MAZZUCHELLI, in two folio volumes,
[the latter vol. being divided into four thick parts]
entittled [Transcriber's Note: entitled]: _Gli Scrittori
d'Italia, cioe Notizie Storiche e Critiche intorno alle Vite
e agli Scritti dei Letterati Italiani_. The death of the
learned author prevented the publication of it beyond the
first two letters of the alphabet. The Count, however, left
behind ample materials for its execution according to the
original plan, which lay shamefully neglected as late as the
year 1776. See _Bibl. Crevenn._, vol. v., p. 274. This work
is rare in our own country. If the lover of Italian
philology wishes to increase his critico-literary stores,
let him purchase the _Biblioteca degli Autori Antichi Greci,
e Latini volgarizzati_, &c., of PAITONI, in five quarto
volumes, 1766: the _Notizie Istorico-Critiche &c., degli
Scrittori Viniziani_, [Transcriber's Note: corrected printer
error in original; 'degli' was misplaced on preceding line]
of AGOSTINI, Venez., 1752, 4to., 2 vols.: and the
_Letteratura Turchesca of_ GIAMBATISTA TODERINI, Venez.,
1787, 8vo., 3 vols.--works nearly perfect of their kind, and
(especially the latter one) full of curious matter.]

[Footnote 150: The best edition of his _Letteratura
Italiana_ is that of Modena, 1787-94, 4to., in fifteen
volumes, as it contains his last corrections and additions,
and has the advantage of a complete index. An excellent
account of the life and labours of its wonderful author
appeared in the fifth volume of the _Athenaeum_, to the
perusal of which I strongly recommend the reader.]

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