(Opera). Marci Tulli Ciceroni philosophie totius: ac facundie principis: de Officiis: Amicitia: Senectute & Paradoxis. Cum diligentissima Jodoco Badii Ascensii textus explanatione. Necnon ... Petri Marci commentariis ....
by CICERO, Marcus Tullius
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Lyon, (Jacob Myt for) Martin Boillon, 12 June 1510. Title printed in red and black, surrounded on three sides with 15 rectangular figured woodcuts (5 in red), Boillon's woodcut device at centre (his second; Sylvestre no. 207), numerous woodcut floral initials. 2 cols. 8 unn., 278 num. leaves. 4to. 19th-cent. half calf, red spine label (slightly rest.). Exlibris Madeleine and René Junod. Lyon, (Jacob Myt for) Martin Boillon, 12 June 1510. Rare edition of Cicero's writings, edited with commentaries by Jodocus or Josse Badius Ascensius (1462-1535), eminent printer and scholar from Asse near Brussels, including the commentaries of the 15th-century Italian philologist Petrus Marsus or Pietro Marso, and corrections by Franciscus Maturantius or Francesco Maturanzio (1443-1518), humanist from Perugia. Dedication to Nicolaus Cappusotus by Andreas Alsinus on title verso. The text is printed in a fine large gothic type, surrounded by the commentaries in a smaller gothic type. The woodcuts show biblical scenes. - Only one other complete copy known in a library (Avignon). - Some old ink annotations, old repair to top of title-page verso, title somewhat browned. - Baudrier, Bibliographie Lyonnaise, 3e série (1964), p. 65; Renouard, Bibliographie Josse Badius Ascensius, vol. II, p. 283, no. 8; Gültlingen, S. von, Bibliographie des livres imprimés à Lyon, vol. II, p. 116, no. 6; Bibl. nationale, Répertoire d'imprimeurs/libraires (2004), no. 591; Not in index aurel., STC (French) or Adams or BN. CLASSICS ;
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- Hellmut Schumann Antiquariat (CH)
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- Title
- (Opera). Marci Tulli Ciceroni philosophie totius: ac facundie principis: de Officiis: Amicitia: Senectute & Paradoxis. Cum diligentissima Jodoco Badii Ascensii textus explanatione. Necnon ... Petri Marci commentariis ....
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- CICERO, Marcus Tullius
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Lyon, (Jacob Myt for) Martin Boillon
- Date Published
- 12 June 1510
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