tolica ad virum Cl. Joh. Georgium Grævium. Amstelodami, apud Janssonio-Waasbergios. 1683. in 8.0

Quanquam ex eo tempore, quo cassiterographia seu ars libros typis exscribendi adinventa a Germanis fuit, Typographorum larga hinc inde seges suppullulavit, facile tamen numerari præter cæteros possunt, qui emendatiores ac nitidiores editiones procurarunt. Ex hisce longe celebratissimi sunt tres Manutii, Aldus, Paulus, et Aldus Pauli filius, ut et Daniel Bombergius, Typographi Veneti; Jodocus Badius Ascensius, Adrianus Turnebus, Mamertus Patissonius, Fredericus et Claudius Morelli, Michael Vascosanus, Christianus Wechelius, Parisienses Typographi; Joh. Oporinus, Johannes Frobenius, et Joh. Amorbachius Basileenses; Sebastianus et Antonius Gryphii, neenon Stephanus Doletus, (qui 3 Augusti anno 1545 combustus est,) Lugdunenses; Arnoldus Mylius, Godefridus Hittorpius, et Garvvinus Calenius, Colenienses; Christophorus Plantinus et duo Moreti, Johannes et Balthasar, Antvverpienses; Hubertus Golzius, Brugensis; Franciscus Raphelengius, Lugduno-Batavus, etc.

Sed palmam et Στεφανον famæ αμάραντον his omnibus facile præripiunt STEPHANI, Parisienses partim, partim Genevenses Typographi; quippe qui copia et præstantia librorum typis suis exscriptorum cæteros, quos diximus, omnes longissimo post se intervallo reliquerunt. Horum stemma cum ob infinita in rem literariam merita peculiari libro explicari, dignisque laudum elogiis ad seram usque posteritatem transmitti mereatur, impetrare ab se non potuit savos Theodorus Janssonius ab Almeloveen MD. isque Johannis Janssonii Typographi Amstelodamensis et Joh. Janssonii, quem Rex Sueciæ suum Typographum esse jusserat, nepos, quin Stephanorum genealogiam a capite usque arcesseret,

vitas illorum, quantum pote, percenseret, et quot quibusque scriptis in lucem editis literarium sibi orbem divinxerint, exponeret; præsertim cum ne inter Gallos quidem, quibus innatum alioquin suis nobilibus ac doctis gloriari, extiterit hucusque quisquam, qui stemma illorum ab origine prima ad ultimum usque surculum deduxerit. Exposuit autem Vitas Stephanorum per modum Epistolæ ad virum celeberrimum, Joh. Georgium Grævium, Professorem Ultrajectinum, et suum antehac præceptorem perscriptæ, et multa hinc inde scitu oppido quam jucunda interspersit. » etc.

The remainder of the article contains an abstract of the History of the Stephens Family.

ART. LXIII. JOURNAL DES SAVANS.

1. Le Journal des Savans, digéré et publié en l'année 1665, par le Sr. Hedouville (Denys de Sallo, Conseiller au Parlement) et depuis 1666 inclusivement, et compris l'année 1792. III. vol. 4.°

2. Table Générale des Matières contenues dans le Journal des Savans de l'Edition de Paris, depuis l'année 1665 jusqu'en 1750. (Par M. l'Abbé de Claustre.) Paris, 1773, et ann. suiv. 10 vol. in 4.°

Le Journal fut continué par J. Gallois, De la Roque, L. Cousin, Dupin, Fontenelle, De Vertot, Terrasson, Burette, Du Resnel, Des Fontaines, Trublet, Moncrif, De Guignes, Bouguer, Clairaut, Dupuy, Macquer, De Lalande,

elc.

DENIS DE SALLO, Sieur de la Cutraye, was born at Paris, in 1626, the son of Ja. De Sallo, Counsellor of the Grand Chamber of Parliament, of a family of ancient nobility, originally of Poitou. In 1652, he was received Counsellor of the Parliament, and shewed in the exercise of his charge an easy conception, a clear spirit, and a solid judgement.

In 1655, he married Elizabeth Mesnardeau daughter of a Counsellor of the Great Chamber, by whom he had one son, and four daughters.

He was not so occupied by his place, as to neglect the Muses. He read all sorts of Books, and made copious Extracts and Collections; by which he had always matter ready upon all occasions, whatever subject was started.

In 1664, he conceived the first Project of the JOURNAL DES SAVANS; and commenced the following year to give it to the Public under the name of Sr. De Hedouville; which was that of his Valet de Chambre. The extracts were generally accompanied by a by a lively and nice criticism, of which the sharpness could not but displease the authors who were ill treated. They soon took vengeance of the liberty with which he had treated them. Menage being rallied on his Amenitez du Droit Civil, shewed his resentment in his Preface to the Works of Mal

herb. A strong censure of Charles Patin's Introduction à l'Histoire par la connoissance des Medailles, excited the bile of Guy Patin, his father, who spared nobody who displeased him; and who, to avenge his son, declaimed with violence against the Journal, and its author. His letters are full of bitter complaints on this subject; and we see by the vivacity of his expressions, how much he was piqued.

Not content with complaints, they had influence enough with the powers in being, to stop the Journal, about three months after the 13. vol. had been given to the Public. M. de Sallo then abandoned it to the Abbé GALLOIS, who recommenced it the following year.

His attachment to study produced maladies some years before his death, which forced him to be borne to his carriage, when he went out: but the pleasure of study consoled him for this misfortune. Among these studies was the acquaintance with modern languages. (See Schelhorn, Amæn. Lit. 542.)

He died in 1669, aged 43. He was of an agreeable character; loved to speak his thoughts freely; and mortally hated constraint but was too satirical.

NICERON, IX. 272, 280.

ART. LXIV. JOHN ALBERT FABRICIUS.

1. Joh. Albert. Fabricii Bibliotheca Græca, sive Notitia

Scriptorum Veterum Græcorum quorumcunque Monumenta integra aut fragmenta edita extant, tùm plerorumque è MSS. ac deperditis, editio tertia; cui accedit Empedoclis Sphæra, et Marcelli Sidetæ Carmen de Medicamentis et Piscibus. Gr. et Lat. cum brevibus notis. Hamburgi, 1718, et ann. seqq. 14 vol. 4.o

2. Ejusdem Fabricii Bibliotheca Latina, sive Notitia Auctorum Veterum Latinorum quorum Scripta ad nos pervenerunt, in Libros IV. distributa, cum Supplementis in suis quibusque locis insertis. Venetiis, 1728. 2 vol. 4.°

3. Ejusdem Fabricii Bibliotheca Latina Media et Infimæ Latinitatis, cum Supplemento Christiani Schoettgenii, ex editione et cum notis Joannis Dominici Mansi. Patavii, 1754. in 6 vol. in 4.°

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Edit. prior. Hamburg. 1734.-1746.

JOHN ALBERT FABRICIUS was born at Leipsic, 11.th Nov. 1668, the son of Werner Fabricius, originally of the Duchy of Holstein, who had