Identifier: bibliographicala02dibd (find matches)
Title: A bibliographical, antiquarian and picturesque tour in France and Germany
Year: 1821 (1820s)
Authors: Dibdin, Thomas Frognall, 1776-1847
Subjects: Libraries Libraries Bibliography Literary journeys Literary journeys
Publisher: London : Shakespeare Press
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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rection of Bayle or Moreri—sitting at the further extre-mity. His reception of me is more than kind. It ishearty and enthusiastic. Now that I am in this magical region, my goodfriend, allow me to inspect the famous Prayer Bookof Charlemagne ?—was my first solicitation to Mons.Barbier. Gently,—said my guide. You are al-most asking to partake of forbidden fruit. But I sup-pose you must not be disappointed. This was onlysharpening the edge of my curiosity—for whereforethis mystery, good M. Barbier? That you mayknow another time. The book is here : and you shallimmediately inspect it.—was his reply. Well . . it/?aA been inspected—and you shall forthwith be madeacquainted with the result of such inspection. Firstof all, however, I must tell you, that—after I hadfairly and minutely examined it—it was impossible notto feel persuaded (as I undisguisedly told M. Barbier)that this was, in every respect, perhaps the most pre-cious volume, of its kind, which France possessed : for
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