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9610 CHAMISSO über die Hawaiische Sprache, 4to. hf. morocco, 7s Leipz. 1837 9611 EMERSON, Hoakakaolelo no na Huaolelo Beritania i mea kokua i na Kanaka Hawaii: English-Hawaiian Dictionary, 8vo. hf. bd. 308

Lahainaluna, 1845

Grammatical Preface, x pp.; Dictionary, 184 pp. double cols.
Javanese and Kawi-see ante, Asiatic alphabet.

9612 Macassar (Celebes). MATTHES, Makassaarsche Chrestomathie; oorspronkelijke Makassaarsche Geschriften in Prosa en Poëzy, roy. 8vo. Amst. 1860

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9613 Makassaarsche Spraakkunst, large 8vo. plate, cloth, 68 ib. 1858 9614 Maori, or New Zealand Language. EASY Lessons on Money Matters, in the New Zealand Language, 8vo. cloth, 58 Wellington, 1851 9615 DIEFFENBACH's Travels in New Zealand, its Geography, Geology, Botany, and Natural History, 2 vols. 8vo. with a New Zealand Grammar and Dictionary, plates, (pub. £1. 4s) cloth, 188

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Incomparably the best work on New Zealand that has yet appeared." 9616 GREY (Sir George) Poems, Traditions, and Chants of the Maories, in Maori, 8vo. pp. xiv, 432, cxii, and 20, cloth, very rare, £3.

Privately printed, Wellington, New Zealand, 1853 9617 MAORI MEMENTOES: a series of Addresses presented by the Natives to Sir George Grey; with a collection of Laments, &c. Maori and English, by Davis, 8vo. cloth, 30s Auckland, 1855 9618 MAUNSELL'S Grammar of the New Zealand Language, pp. xv and 186, hf. Auckland, 1842

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9619 SAVAGE'S New Zealand, with Vocabulary, 8vo. plates, bds. 5s Sunda-see Javanese.

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1807 9620 Marquesan and Tahitian. MOSBLECH, Vocab. Océanien-Franç. et Franç.Océan. des Dialectes Marquises, Sandwich, Gambier, etc. sm. Svo. hf. bd. Paris, 1843 9621 Philippine Languages. BERGANO (Diego) Bocabulario de PAMPANGO en Romance, y Diccionario de Romance en Pampango, sm. folio, fine copy, in red morocco, gilt edges, EXTREMELY RARE, £14. Manila, 1732 Thorpe priced a copy, £15. 158.

9622 EZGUERRA, Arte de la lengua Bisaya, de la Provincia de Leyte, sm. 4to. limp vellum, very rare, £4.

Collation Title, Approbations, etc.

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Manila, 1747

leaves; text, 88 leaves. The text begins with "Volume fort rare; vendu 155 fr., Salle an explanation of the characters used by the | Silvestre, en 1826.”—Brunet. 9623 FRANCISCO DE S. JOSEPH, Arte y Reglas de la Lengua Tagala, stout 12mo. the first four pages slightly stained, limp vellum, VERY RARE, £4. 15s Reimpresso en Manila, 1752 COLLATION: Title, and 15 preliminary | 10 leaves; Librong Pagaaralan, por Pinpin leaves, forming four signatures of T's; Arte, 1610, Ggggg 2 to Zzzzzz 1; Indice, Zzzzzz 1, folios 1-785; Para el que aprende, etc. in verse, to ***** 4, being 47 pp. 9624 NOCEDA Y SAN LUCAR, Vocabulario de la lengua Tagala, reimpreso con licencia, folio, vellum, £3. 108 Valladolid, 1832

This edition was made for, and sent out to, rare in Europe.

the Philippine Islands. It is consequently very

9625 TOTANES (Sebastian de) Arte de la Lengua Tacala y Manual Tagalog, para la administracion de los santos Sacramentos, 2 vols. in 1, smallest 4to. fine copy, printed on paper manufactured from silk, vellum, RARE, £2. 28 Sampaloc, extra Manila, 1796 Arte de la Lengua Tagala, y Manual Tagalog, 2 vols. in 1, sm. 4to. (reprinted) Manila, 1850

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ANCIENT BIBLICAL MANUSCRIPTS.

9627 PSALTERIUM, cum quibusdam PRECIBUS et HYMNIS, Græce, small 4to. fine Greek Manuscript, on VELLUM, beautifully bound in red morocco extra, by BEDFORD, enclosed in a wooden case covered with red velvet, £100. Sec. X-XI. Uncial MSS. (that is, like the two halves of the letter H); and the letters are all formed in the style peculiar to early cursives, including the crossshaped . The stop used at the end of paragraphs is (:-)

A fine example of Greek work- | manship in the tenth or eleventh century. Everything in the appearance of the calligraphy, the shape of the letters, and the modes of using the aspirations, indicates the high antiquity of the Manuscript. The text is remarkable for its correctness; it faithfully represents the Septuagint, and almost exactly follows the text edited by Holmes and Parsons, as modified by the more numerous section of their various Readings. The present is the only MS. of any part of the Greek Old Tesς tament appearing in this catalogue, and as such it ought to be bought with one of the New Testament Codices. In verification of its age, it may only be observed that the letters are clearly, largely, and boldly written; there is no division or space between any of the words in one sentence; the dative iota is never marked; the breathings are similar in shape to those used in the

The text of the Psalms is succeeded by the following pieces, all of the same age and handwriting:-1. Qồn Mwvoews εν τη Εξοδῳ; 2. Ωδη Μωυσέως εν τῳ Δευτερονομιῳ; 3. Ωδη Αββακουμ του Προφητου ; 4. Προσευχη Ησαίου; 5. Προσευχη Ιωνα ; 6. Προσευχη των ἁγιων τριων Παιδων ; 7. Ωδη των ἁγιων τριων Παιδων; 8. Ωδη της Θεοτόκου Μαρίας; 9. Αινος Ζαχαριου; 10. Προσευχη Εζεκίου; 11. Προσευχη Μανασση; Μανασση; 12. Ύμνος Εωθινος; 13. Ύμνος τε Λυχνικού; 14. Προσευχη Συμεων ; 15. Τυπικα της Εκκλησιας; 16. Οι Μακαρισμοι; 17. Το άγιον Zuubolov. The last leaf of the MS. is wanting, as the Creed lacks its second half.

9628 NOVUM TESTAMENTUM GRÆCE, very stout square small 8vo. Manuscript on VELLUM, with MINIATURES of the Four Evangelists, beautifully bound in red morocco extra, by BEDFORD, enclosed in red velvet case, £200.

This elegant little MS. contains the Four Gospels, the Acts, and the Epistles, thus needing only the Apocalypse to be a perfect Codex of the New Testament. It is well known that MSS. of the Acts and Epistles are very much scarcer than those of the Gospels,-and on that account, the present MS. may justly be considered the most valuable in the collection catalogued here. The order in which the Epistles are arranged, differs wholly from that which is used in the printed editions, and the text will afford valuable matter for collation. It is noticeable that in the baptism of the

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Eunuch (Acts viii. 37) the formula of belief, which appears in the received text, is omitted; this fact alone being sufficient to prove that the scribe followed a good original. The statement about Silas (Acts xv. 34) is also omitted. It has the passage concerning the "three Witnesses," and in the words concerning the Passion, is also in harmony with the received text. The inscriptions at the end of the different Epistles, differ from those in other MSS. and in printed editions.

There is a curious note at the end, written in capitals by the scribe who

gives his name in it. It shews that he | between the words, but otherwise shew

had not had the intention to include the Apocalypse in his New Testament; or perhaps it was wanting in the original he used. The inscription is rendered thus:

"As sweet as the tranquil haven is to sea-wanderers

So sweet to the scribe is the last line.

Of Ioannikios the Monk." The character in which the body of the book is written is a beautiful minute cursive, with divisions generally observed

ing all the marks of its antiquity, such as the right-angled notes of breathing, the peculiar form of the letters, the absence of the dative iota, etc. The Canon of Eusebius is not prefixed to the text, but there are tables to the Gospels, a Menology, portion of the Psalms, etc. written in an ancient hand on paper, and forming the beginning and end of the volume.

On the whole the present Manuscript is one of very great interest for the scholar and the collector.

9629 EVANGELIA IV, GRÆCE, CUM CANONE EUSEBII, sm. 4to. Splendid Manuscript on VELLUM, beautifully written in a very clear hand, the Canon of Eusebius within elegant borders, richly illuminated in gold and colours, the headings of each Gospel in letters of gold within elaborately illuminated ornaments, numerous capitals in gold; adorned with Three large MINIATURES of St. Matthew, St. Mark and St. John, executed in colours on a gold ground in the Byzantine style, in morocco super extra, by BEDFORD, and enclosed in red velvet case, A PERFECT GEM, £250. Sæc. XI. A Manuscript no less precious for its | the dative, but is generally affixed at the text, than as a specimen of Greek Art in end of the word (and occasionally the Eleventh Century. The paintings omitted). Another point for remark is which represent St. Mark and St. John the use of the epenthetic v and s before (that of Matthew being damaged by loss consonants; but this is not always of colour) are infinitely superior to the seen in the text. Abbreviations are ordinary character of the work in old only adopted in the words and names MSS. The design and the execution usually so found even in the earliest are alike admirable. Indeed the grace- MSS., and in a few places where termiful style of ornamentation used in nations are contracted for want of space. the borders to the Canon (arches It is often supposed that cursive MSS. of gold richly decorated, supported by are all of a comparatively modern orilight pillars of coloured marbles) as gin, but the fact is that this kind of well as the Gospel-headings, is quite writing was known as early as the Sixth. sufficient to place this MS. amongst the Century, and came into general use în most valuable Codices of the Greek the Ninth, at which period also the emGospels. ployment of ornamentation began. Accents and breathings were adopted in writing so far back as the Seventh Century.

The handwriting is an elegant cursive with headings in a small uncial character; and resembles that of the specimens given in the Pal. Sacra of Westwood, " Early Greek MS. No. 5," and also that of plates 46 and 49 in D'Agincourt, Vol. III. Its antiquity is clearly denoted by the absence of divisions between words (except of course at the end of sentences), and the form of the breathings, which are noted by small broken line forming a right angle, right or left, according to the pronunciation. The iota is never written subscribed to

The text is one of very much importance to the biblical critic; for it does not appear to have been ever collated, and yet it offers an immense number of valuable Various Readings. It agrees more nearly with the "Codex Ephraim rescriptus" (V Century) and the "Codex Beza" than with the other early ones; but it is very remarkably different from the latter (Beza's) in the Story of the Woman taken in Adul

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tery. It has the famous passage (Mat..is no painting of this Evangelist's figure. VI. 13)—“ OTɩ σου εστιν ἡ βασιλεία.” Otherwise it is quite complete; and John v. 3 & 4, presents the doubtful there are short prologues to each Gospel, words, cited by Tertullian, but varies differing from the known prefaces of the very much from the Alexandrine Codex. Fathers as given by Erasmus and Mill. It leaves out the words και πυρί” in Matt. III. 11; but gives the " оow Hov" in Mat. IV. 10. Indeed, the variations of reading are so frequent that it would take a volume to enumerate them. The leaf which should contain Luke XIX. 10-26, is cut away, and there the Gospels.

On the last leaf is a memorandum in Greek recording the birth of a daughter, named Theodora, on the second of October (St. Justin's day), in the year of the World 6828 (1320 ▲.c.), in a much more modern writing than

9630 EVANGELIA GRÆCE, 12mo. beautifully written Manuscript on VELLUM, with MINIATURES of the four Evangelists, the headings and initials in gold, elegantly bound in red morocco super extra, by BEDFORD, enclosed in a red velvet case, £125.

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but clear, the dative iota still remains unnoted, the breathings are yet angularly shaped, the letter like a cross, and other peculiarities mark its antiquity; but there is a nearer approach to modern writing than in the former MSS. There are twenty-seven lines per page, and the size of the volume outside is about 5 by 3 inches. It is certainly a desirable article of its kind, and would be in its proper place on the shelves of a fine library.

A charming little volume, equally admirable as a production of calligraphic skill and as an elegant piece of binding. There are prefaces, postscripts, and tables of all the Gospels, and at the end of the second Gospel, there is an epigram of six lines upon St. Mark. This is no doubt a curious feature in the book. The text is accurate and keeps sufficiently close to the Received Version; but there are many various readings and transpositions. As for the penmanship, the writing is very small 9631 EVANGELIA GRÆCE, small 4to. Manuscript on VELLUM, bound in morocco extra, and enclosed in velvet case by BEDFORD, £100.

In a very beautiful style of pen- | manship, the letters being large, round, clear, and perfectly uniform. The as pirations are marked in the same manner as at present, that is, by curved lines; but on the other hand, the dative iota is only twice subscribed, and everywhere else omitted, the and the v are generally crowned with two dots and the letters retain the archaic form, almost as much as the MSS. a century older. Itacism frequently occurs. The various readings which the text affords are very numerous. Even the verbal

Sec. XII-XIII. alterations are remarkable in themselves, one of the most frequent turns of phrase being to substitute the article os and a verb for ỏ and a participle-as, oc av απολελυμενην γαμηση for ὁ απολελυμένην yaunoas. It has the disputed words Ev Ty pavepy (Mat. vi. 6), but the freedom of the scribe almost wholly through the MS. in his position and use of words is very great. If Bible MSS. are to be divided into classes of versions, this one belongs to the school of the Beza Codex preserved in Cambridge.

9632 EVANGELIA GRÆCE, small 4to. Manuscript on VELLUM, bound in morocco extra, and enclosed in velvet case, by BEDFORD, £52. 108

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Sec. XII-XIII. lacunæ in the text, which follows pretty closely the Alexandrine version. Of course there are various readings to take the attention of the critic, but the collector will chiefly regard this

MS. for its age, in connection with the beauty | the custom of beginning a word at the end of a and simplicity of its clear rounded penmanship. line and carrying it into the next, without any The first leaves of Matthew's Gospel are missing. regard to the break, is universal through the The dative iota is subscribed and the curved volume. The shape of the characters is perhaps notes of aspiration used. There are no spaces more wholly antique than in No. 9631. observed between the words of a sentence, and

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9633 EVANGELIARIUM GRÆCUM, imp. 4to. ancient Greek MS of the XI century, on VELLUM, in a clear bold and square character, almost without contractions, with large ILLUMINATED INITIALS, not wholly perfect, richly bound in dark red morocco extra, gilt edges, £40. A selection from the four Gospels, used by the priests for reading aloud and preaching from. There are occasional notes added to mark the inflexions of the voice and the intonation. The character of the handwriting in this venerable relic is early cursive, and there is no distinctive space between the words except at the end of a sentence or clause. There is neither subscribed

nor ascript iota to mark the dative case; and the forms of the letters in the head lines, as well as the colours used in illumination, are of archaic type. All these circumstances combine to prove the high antiquity of this MS. It forms a very valuable specimen of Byzantine calligraphy of the best kind.

9634 LECTIONARIUM SIVE EVANGELISTARIUM, Græce, large 4to. Manuscript on VELLUM, a fragment of an ancient Church Service, finely written in a large hand, in double columns, bound in red morocco extra, £10. 10s

Sec. XIII. Interesting as an example of the workman- | ter of the handwriting is antique and primitive. ship of the period. There are some curious The dative iota is always omitted, the has the initial letters, coloured; and the whole charac- cross-shape, and the and v are dotted. 9635 HOMILIES. Two Greek MS. fragments. 8 pp. 4to. 12th century, and 12 pp. 8vo. 14th century, written on vellum, 10s Sec. XII-XIV.

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records of Venetian domination in that island may shew the exact time when the Protopapa flourished. The Music is singularly noted, and it is remarkable that where one syllable accompanies several notes, the vowels are duplicated or triplicated in spelling, as the case may be.

The older and larger fragment is a fine specimen of its kind. 9636 LITURGIA GRÆCA, cum MUSICA. The Service for the Transfiguration, in Greek, with MUSICAL NOTATIONS, 12mo. MANUSCRIPT ON PAPER, bound in morocco extra, by BEDFORD, £10. 10s This very curious MS. was written in the island of Crete, as appears from the headingκαι ταυτα καθώς ψάλλονται παρα κυρ. βενεδικτου Επισκοποπουλου Πρωτωπαπα πόλεως Pv0eμvne." The town of Rhythimna is in the north of Candia or Crete, as appears from Ptolemy, and perhaps an examination of the 9637 BIBLIA LATINA VULGATA, cum Prologis, 12mo. MS. beautifully and very minutely written on the finest abortive VELLUM, with 44 lines per page, the writing on each page occupying a length of scarcely more than four inches, with large initials, and rubrics and capitals in red and blue, and a Table of the meanings of about 5000 Hebrew names at end, citron morocco, gilt edges, with exception of the last leaf in superb preservation, £25.

Sec. XIV. This beautiful little MS. has been in Eng-| boke," written on the last leaf, in a handwriting lish hands for more than three hundred years, of the Sixteenth Century. as appears by the words "Jhon Ston oweth this

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9638 BIBLIA LATINA, cum prologis Sancti Hieronymi et Indice, stout small folio, fine Manuscript on VELLUM, written in double columns, within ruled lines, with the capitals in blue and red, some of the initials very neatly ornamented, bound in dark purple morocco, vellum fly-leaves, gilt edges, £18. 188

As appears from the names scattered here and there on the margins, this MS. belonged to an English family of the name of Folliott or Ffolliett, about the time of Queen Elizabeth. This circumstance gives an additional interest beyond the intrinsic merit of the volume, and suggests the possibility that it is of English

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origin. Perhaps a closer examination of the text would show some peculiarities to confirm this conjecture, which, if correct, would prove the MS. to be of very great value. A few lacunæ appear in the text, and it is consequently sold not subject to collation.

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