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Excerpt from C. Plini Secundi Naturalis Historiae Libri XXXVII, Vol. 6: Quo Continentur Palimpsestus Veronensis a Moneo Editus Et Fred. Gronovi in Plinium Notae Emendatius Expressae
Ac primum quidem quod Veronensis Plini naturae historiarum codex a F bidegabio Monno feliciter de tectus eiusdem viri doctissimi laudabili cura et dili gentia cum sua editione coniunctim in lacem ederetur, non mediocrem animo, quod per literas mihi plus semel testatus est, ipse Silligius capiebat voluptatem. Quam iusta haec eius fuerit voluptas, quod illi pa limpsesto sit statuendum pretium et quid praestan tissimi operis Pliniani crisis ex eo et iam lucrata sit et in posterum lucratura sit utilitatis, penes ido neos harum rerum arbitros sit indicium. Quae meae in codice edendo essent partes, eas ita administran das mihi putavi, ut novis literarum formis fusis signis que adeo emendatoris imitando effictis atque ac curata singularum pagin arum descriptione servata singularis libri proprietas et fida eius imago ante 'oculos poneretur; quin scripturae literas unius pa ginae imagine in lapide expressa ita assimilari curavi, ut qui legendorum tractandoruinque codicum usu atque exercitatione praediti oculos habent eruditos de Veronensis libri antiquitate facile possint ipsi indicare. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.