Curiosities of the Royal Library at Dresden

hofen, Württemberg Court Marshal. His Commentaries on the abuse of the Latin language among the Germans, and on the propriety of the same, and Vocabulary of the best words, he addressed to Gregorius Lamparter, Chancellor of Württemberg, to whom he also added an Asclepiadic poem. In it he treats the following matters: Against those who wish to defend abuses and barbarisms by custom. On the orthography of certain words usually written wrongly by the common people, and how necessary orthography is for grammarians. On the names of certain birds in which we Germans err, and on the praise of Albertus Magnus. Against the etymologies of certain unlearned men. Against the booklet which is titled On the Discipline of Scholars by Boethius. Against those who use ancient and obsolete words. On the errors of Greek teachers. Against Joannes de Garlandia. On certain barbarous orations commonly used by the unlearned. On certain verbs lengthening the middle syllable against common custom. On certain verbs shortening the middle syllable against common custom. On certain nouns shortening the middle syllable against common custom. On certain nouns lengthening the middle syllable against common custom. On the quantity of proper nouns, that they are not placed at will, as

Alexander says. On certain non-Latin adverbs. On certain barbarous verbs that are in the use of our people. A preposition cannot be added to an adverb. On the accent of certain words. On certain Hebrew nouns, and their quantity. On certain words to be enunciated only briefly in prose against the opinion of the common people. On various colors. Poem and Epistle to Francis, Count of Zollern. Annotations and Emendations to the Mammotractus, or Mammotreptus. Chastisement of the commentaries on the abuse of the Latin language with a retraction of many places, to Georgius Symler, schoolmaster at Pforzheim. Further follow some poems by Wolfgang Bebelius and Wolfgangus Richardus of Gisingen, likewise Henr. Bebelius's Epistle to Georgius Piscator, Abbot at the double waters, commonly Zwiefalten. The same man's poem to the same convent, for the study of letters, and the commendation of its library. On the dignities of the Romans. On the priesthoods of the Romans. On the names of craftsmen and traders. On the false etymology of proper nouns invented by the author of the Golden Legend, or Lombard History. On which occasion he mocks and rejects many fables, and also reads the text sharply to those fabulous preachers. Epistle to Petrus Jacobi of Arluna, Provost of Back-