that this is a rare book, of which only few
copies were printed, and those never sold." _Bibliogr.
Curieuse_, p. 33.----MONTFAUCON. _Diarium Italicum; sive
Monumentorum Veterum, Bibliothecarum, Musaeorum Notitiae
Singulares a D. Bernardo de Montfaucon_, Paris, 1702, 4to.
_Bibliotheca Bibliothecarum Manuscriptorum nova, autore De
Bern. de Montfaucon_, Paris, 1739, folio, two vols. These
are the bibliographical works (which I thought would be
acceptable if placed in this list of Catalogues) of the
illustrious Montfaucon; whose publications place him on the
summit of antiquarian fame. So much solid sense, careful
enquiry, curious research, and not despicable taste, mark
his voluminous productions! The bibliographer may rest
assured that he will not often be led into confusion or
error in the perusal of the above curious and valuable
volumes, which have always been considered precious by the
philologist.----MORELLI. _Jacobi Morellii Bibliothecae Regiae
divi Marci Venetiarum Custodis, Bibliotheca Manuscripta
Graeca et Latina._ Tom. prim. Bassani, 8vo. Morelli was the
amiable and profoundly learned librarian of St. Mark's at
Venice; and this catalogue of his Greek and Latin MSS. is
given upon the authority of Peignot's _Curiosites
Bibliographiques_, p. lix.----MUSEUM BRITISH. _Catalogus
Librorum Manuscript. Bibl. Cotton._, Oxon., 1696, fol. _A
Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Cottonian Library_,
Lond. 1777, 8vo. _A Catalogue of the same_, 1802, fol. _A
Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts, &c._, Lond., 1759,
fol., 2 vols. _A Catalogue of the same_, Lond., 1808, fol.,
3 vols. _A Catalogue of the MSS. of the Kings Library, &c._,
1734, 4to. _A Catalogue of the MSS., &c., hitherto
undescribed_, Lond., 1782, 4to., two vols. _Catalog. Libror.
Impress., &c._, Lond., 1787, folio, 2 vols. These are the
published catalogues of the literary treasures, in
manuscript and in print, which are contained in the British
Museum. The _first Cottonian_ catalogue has a life of Sir
Robert Cotton, and an account of his library prefixed to it.
The _second_, by Samuel Hooper, was intended "to remedy the
many defects" in the preceding catalogue, and "the
injudicious manner" in which it was compiled; but it is of
itself sufficiently confused and imperfect.