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Gratii, qui Augusto principe floruit, de Venatione Lib. i. This edition of the Faliscian is contained in the rare little Aldine volume, entitled Poetæ tres egregii, &c. Aldus, +mdxxxiiii.+ Republished by Sig. Feyerabendius, ad calcem Venatûs et Aucupii J. A. Loniceri. Francoforti, +mdlxxxii.+

Gratii Falisci Cynegeticon, &c. Th. Johnson, A.M. Londini, +mdcxcix.+

Poetæ Latini Rei Venaticæ Scriptores, &c. G. Kempheri. Lugdun. Batav. +mdccxxviii.+

Poetæ Latini Minores. J. C. Wernsdorf. Altenburgi, +mdcclxxx.+

A Poem of Hunting, by Gratius the Faliscian. Englished and Illustrated by Christopher Wase, Gent. London, 1654.

Arrianus De Venatione, ex interpretatione L. Holstenii. Paris, +mdcxliv.+

Arriani Tactica, Peripli, Cynegeticus, et Epicteti Stoici Euchiridion, ex Recensione Nicolai Blancardi. Amstelodami, 1683.

ΑΡΡΙΑΝΟΥ ΤΑ ΣΩΖΟΜΕΝΑ κ. τ. λ. Ἐπεξεργασθέντα καὶ Ἐκδοθέντα ὑπὸ ΝΕΟΦΥΤΟΥ ΔΟΥΚΑ εἰς τόμους ἑπτά. ΕΝ ΒΙΕΝΝΗι ΤΗΣ ΑΟΥΣΤΡΙΑΣ, 1809.

Xenophontis Opuscula Politica, &c. cum Arriani Libello de Venatione. J. G. Schneider. Oxonii, +mdcccxvii.+

Julii Pollucis Onomasticum. Hemsterhuis. Amst. +mdccvi.+ The fifth book, addressed to the Emperor Commodus, affords much valuable information on the technicalities of classical venation.

Oppiani Poetæ Cilicis De Venatione Lib. +iiii.+ &c. Conrad. Rittershusii. Lugduni Batav. +mdxcv.+

Oppiani Poetæ Cilicis De Venatione Libri +iv.+ &c. Joh. Gottlob Schneider. Argentorati, +mdcclxxvi.+

Oppiani Poema De Venatione, &c. Jac. Nic. Belin De Ballu. Argentor. 1786.

J. Brodæi Turonensis Annotationes in Oppiani Cyneg. L. +iiii.+ &c. Basileæ. +mdlii.+

Oppiani De Venatione Libri +iiii.+ Joan. Bodino interprete, &c. Lutetiæ, +mdlv.+

* The First Book of Oppian’s Cynegetics translated into English Verse, &c. by John Mawer, A.M. London, 1736.

M. Aurelii Olympii Nemesiani Cynegeticôn Lib. +i.+ Aldus, +mdxxxiiii.+ (The same Aldine volume as before referred to, entitled Poetæ tres egregii, &c.) Nemesian also occurs in the collections of Poetæ Venatici of Feyerabendius, Johnson, Kempher, and Wernsdorf.

ΚΥΝΟϹΟΦΙΟΝ. Liber De Curâ Canum. This work of Demetrius of Constantinople, written about A.D. 1270, was first published by Aurifaber. Wittembergæ, +mdxlv.+ The author’s editions are those of Rigaltius in the Rei Accipitrariæ Scriptores. Lutetiæ. +mdcxii.+ and of Johnson, attached to his Latin Poets of the Chace. Londini, +mdcxcix.+

* =Le Art de Venerie le quel Maistre Guillame Twici Venour le Roy d’Angleterre fist en son temps per aprandre autres.= This Ms. is reported by the Historian of English Poetry, Vol. +ii.+ p. 221. note m. to have been formerly among the Mss. of Mr. Fermor, of Tusmore in Oxfordshire.

=The Craft of Hontyng of Mayster John Gyfford and Willm Twety that were with King Edward the Secunde.= It is also denominated =Le Venery de Twety and of Maystr John Giffarde=. Ms. Cotton. Vespas. B. +xii.+ The French work is unknown to the writer: but of =The Craft of Hontyng= a faithful transcript is in his possession.

* Des Deduitz de la Chasse de Bestes Sauvaiges et des Oyseaux de Proye. The celebrated work of Gaston Phebus, Comte de Foix, and Vicomte de Bearn, written about the year 1347; first printed by Anthoine Verard; secondly, by Jehan Treperel; and, subsequently, by Philippe Le Noir, under the title of Le Miroye de Phebus. The author has no copy of this work.

=The Book of Huntyng the which is clepyd Mayster of the Game.= Ms. Cotton. Vesp. B. +xii.+ =Mayster of Game.= Ms. Harl. 5086. The author’s copy is a transcript of the Cottonian text, corrected by collation with the Harleian.

The Boke of St. Albans. The first and second editions (1486 and 1496.) being exceedingly rare, the author is satisfied to quote from Mr. Haslewood’s elegant reprint of Wynkyn de Worde’s edition of the latter date. London, +mdcccx.+

Hawking, Hunting, and Fishing, with the True Measures of Blowing. At London, printed by Edward Allde, 1586.

Cæsaris Borgiæ Ducis Epicedium, per Herculem Strozam ad divam Lucretiam Borgiam Ferrariæ Ducem. Francoforti, +mdlxxxii.+

Adriani Cardinalis S. Chrysogoni ad Ascanium Cardinalem S. Viti, Vicecancellarium Venatio. Aldus, +mdxxxiiii.+ (Poetæ tres egregii anteà citati). Francoforti, +mdlxxxii.+

Venatus et Aucupium Iconibus artificiosiss. ad vivum expressa, et succinctis versibus illustrata per Joan. Adam. Lonicerum, Francfortanum. Francoforti, +mdlxxxii.+

Venatus et Aucupia Johan. Stradensis et Philip. Galle. 1578. Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium, Pugnæ Bestiariorum; et Mutuæ Bestiarum, depictæ à Joanne Stradano; editæ à Joanne Gallæo: carmine Illustratæ à C. Kiliano Dufflæo.

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