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quent recurrence to the translations of Barbaro and
Perrault, and the excellent one of Galiani. The
plates subjoined to the work are not so numerous
as might have been desired. My reason for limiting
them to their present number has been more from
a desire to avoid conjectural representations than
to save trouble or expense in the publication. The
following version is without note or comment, but
Iam in hopes that it may, at a future period, lead
to a further consideration of the precepts and doc¬
trines of the only author, among the antients, on
the art of which 1 am an humble professor.
J. G.