The Text begins on the back of this leaf, and
continues to sig. S, on the last page of which
is the above colophon. Then comes another
series of three signatures, A B and C, contain-
ing a preface of Aldus Ad StudiosoSy an Alpha-
bctum Gracumy Oratio Doniinica^ Carmina
aurea Pythagora^ &c. &c., all of which are
mentioned on the title-page, and are therefore
part of the work, though the last page of sig.
Chas

* See note on page 16.
12 THE ALDIXE PRESS. [l495

VALETE. VENETIIS. M.
CCCC. LXXXXV.
OCTAVO

MARTII.
which proves that the book, though dated in
former colophon 1494, really appeared in I495.
This is again followed by two leaves, not in-
cluded in the register of signatures, containing
errata and a passage from Moscopulus, [Re-
gister : A — R in fours, S in twos, A — C in
fours, 2 leaves not included in register.]

Renouard thinks the Lascaris^ the type of which
was extremely rude, and was never again used,
except for a few lines in the first volume of the
Aristotle of 1495, was the first work begun by
Aldus, but that the Musaus was undertaken, and,
being very short, was completed while the Lascaris
was passing through the press. This view I quite
agree with.
