M.T. Ciceronis Opera. Ex Petri Victorii codicibus maxima ex parte descripta, viri docti et in recensendis authoris huius scriptis cauti & perdiligentis: quem nos industria, quanta potuimus, co[n]sequuti, quasdam orationes redintegratas, tres libros De legibus multo quàm antea meliores, & reliquias de commentariis qui de Republica inscripti erant, magno labore collectas vndique, descriptásque libris, vobis exhibemus. Eiusdem Victorii explicationes suarum in Ciceronem castigationum. Index rerum et verborum.
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC)
Category
Books
Date
1538 - 1539
Materials
Place of origin
Paris
Collection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 3223192
Summary
Bibliographic description
5 v. ;. fol. Bound in 2 v.: vol 1 contains (in order): main t.p. from tom. 1, tom. 5, tom. 1, tom. 3; vol. 2 contains tom. 2 and tom. 4. Imperfect: wants *8 in vol. 1? Vol. 1 is inscribed "L F6". Small labels at foot of spine "F 287[-288]". Pencil and pen scribbles on upper pastedown in vol. 2. Provenance: Previous ownership inscription excised from both vols. Gilt armorial stamp on covers, containing crest of the Dauphin of France (not identified). Binding: Sixteenth-century full alum-tawed calf, blind panel stamp with gilt corner pieces. Gilt ornamental centre-piece surrounding the crest of the Dauphin of France. Edges stained red.
Makers and roles
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Pietro Vettori (1499-1585) Robert Estienne (1503-1559) Piero Vettori (1499-1585)