A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BIBLIOGRAPHY - World eBook Library

BIB L lOG RAP H Y. ciii
Antiquarian and Historical Subjects, Collections towards neglected
Biography, ... Choice Specimens of Ancient Poetry, chiefly
from unpublished MSS .... With,numerous Bibliographical Notices,
etc. 2 vols., I2mo, pp. x, 189; xii, 18o.
London: John Millw. 1845-55.
First and Second Series-all publiahed.
MONTF AUCON (Dom Ber • de). Bibliotheca Bibliothecarum
Manuscriptorum nova. 2 vols., folio. Paris: Briasso1l. 1739.
A list of all the manuscripts which the author law or heard of in forty years
researches among European libraries.
MONTFAUCON. Bibliotheca Coisliniana olim Segueriana, seu
omnium manuscriptorum Grzcorum quz in ea continentur accurata
descriptio. Folio. Parisiis: Guerin. 17 IS.
MONTFAucON. Diarium Italicum sive •.. bibliothecarum .•.
notitiz ... itinerario Italico collectz. 4to. Parisiis. 17°2.
This was highly esteemed, and translated into English. Ticoroni criticised it in
"Oaaervazioni 'It-Romll. 1709. 4to-and Riccobaldi defended it in an "Apologia,"
17 anill. 1710. 4to.
MOREAU (Celestin). Bibliographie des Mazarinades publiee
pour la Societe de I'Histoire de France par C. Moreau. 3 vols.,
8vo, pp. (6), lxiv, 426; (6), 398; (6), 464.
Paris: Renouard et Cie. 18S0-51.
Concerning this curious work see Petzholdt, p. ""7.
MORENI (D.) Bibliografia storico-ragionata della Toscana 0
sia Catalogo degli Scrittori che han no illustrata la Storia delle
Citta, Luoghi, e Persone della medesima raccolto dal Sacerdote
Domenico Moreni. 2 vols., 4to, pp. xii, 53 I ; xii, 55 I.
Firtnze: Ciardetti. 18°5.
MORES (E. R.) A Dissertation upon English Typographical
Founders and Founderies, with Appendix. By Edward Rowe
Mores. Rl. 8vo. London. 1778.
"Of this curious and valuable work only one hundred copies were printed; of the
Appendix, by Nichols, pp. 8, only eighty."-LoWNDES' Manual.
MORGAN (H. J.) Bibliotheca Canadensis: or A Manual of
Canadian Literature. By Henry J. Morgan, •.. Imp. 8vo, pp.
xiv, 41 I. Ottawa: Printed by G. E. Desbarats. I 8?7.
Very scarce; most of the copies having been destroyed by fire. It is to be
regretted that when the author undertook this work he had not made himself better
acquainted with the duties of a bibliographer-to say that it is carelessly done, is
but mild criticism. The critical notices are numerous, voluminous, and often unnecessary.
I