The five days debate at Cicero's house in Tusculum. . Upon 1. Comforts against death. 2. Patience under pain. 3. The cure of discontent. 4. The government of the passions. 5. The chief end of Man. Between master and sophister.
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC)
Category
Books
Date
1683
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3094867
Summary
Bibliographic description
[16],343,[25]p. . 8vo. Provenance: Armorial bookplate: The Right Honble. John Lord Hervey created Baron of Ickworth in Com. Suff. March the 23d. 1702 [i.e. John Hervey, later 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751)]. Manuscript inscription on title page: "Tho: Hervey: 16 may: 83: by Kez: Hervey" [i.e. Sir Thomas Hervey (1625-1694) and his daughter Kezia Hervey (b. 1664)]. Manuscript inscription on title page verso: "Tho: & Isabella Hervey" [i.e. Sir Thomas Hervey (1625-1694) and his wife Isabella (1625-1686)]. Marginalia and underscorings in pencil; according to Sydenham Hervey such "mysterious little pencil marks in the margins" are a sign of ownership by John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751)].. Binding: Seventeenth-century blind panelled-calf binding; gilt roll on board edges.Rebacked in blind-tooled calf, with gilt title and date stamped on spine. Red sprinkled edges.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Christopher Wase (Hackney 1627 - Oxford 1690)