Shelfmark
Ff.5.14
Author
Title
Petri Rami Praelectiones in Ciceronis orationes octo consulares. Vna cum ipsius vita, per Ioann. Thomam Freigium collecta. Reliqua sequens pagina dabit..
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Praelectiones in Ciceronis orationes octo consulares.
Varying form of title
Praelectiones in Ciceronis orationes octo consvlares.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Basileae : Per Petrum Pernam., Anno MDLXXV. [1575]
Physical description
46, [2], 45-60; 541, [3]; 19, [1] p. ; 23 cm. (4to)
Note
Signatures: [alpha]-[zeta]⁴ [theta]⁴ [iota]⁴ ; a-z⁴ A-2I⁴ 2K² 2L-2Y⁴ ; [dagger]-2[dagger]⁴ 3[dagger]².
Note
"Petri Rami Oratio de studiis philosophiae et eloquentiae coniungendis, Lutetiae habita, Anno 1546" (caption title) begins new pagination and register.
Note
"Roberti Britanni De optimo statu reipublicae dialogus. Basiliae" has divisional half-t.p. and begins new pagination and register.
Note
Pages 5-46 of 1st numbered sequence: "Petri Rama vita".
Note
Printer's device with motto "Lucerna pedibus meis verbum tuum".
Note
Initials.
Note
In addition to R.'s commentaries on the Catilinarian speeches, the "Pro Rabirio" and "In leges agrarias", also included are his commentary on "De fato", "De optimo oratore", his Latin version of the pseudo-Plato Epistolae, and "Quaestiones Brutinae", the "Basilea oration" and 2 other speeches.
Citation/references note
Adams, R111
Provenance
Ms. inscription at foot of title-page recording donation to Eton College Library by Henry Godolphin in 1730. Henry Godolphin (1648-1733) was at Eton College 1660-1664, became a Fellow in 1677, and Provost in 1695.
Provenance
Earlier ms. ownership inscription struck through in ink, unread.
Provenance
Engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College on title-page verso.
Provenance
20th-century booklabel of Eton College Library.
Binding
Late 16th-century brown calf Oxford binding, ca. 1580-1600; blind-tooled centrepiece (Ker centrepiece V); blind fillets to form a border; five raised bands; red morocco spine0label; foot of spine repaired with calf onlay.
Copy-specific note
Some ms. marginalia, in more than one hand.
Copy-specific note
Previously: Cg.5.07, Cf.5.18.
Subject
Cicero, Marcus Tullius Speeches
Subject
Rhetoric, Ancient Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Perna, Pietro, 1519 - ca. 1582 printer.
Added entry--name
Breton, Robert, ? - active 16th century De optimo statu reipublicae dialogus
Added entry--name
Godolphin, Henry, 1648 - 1733 former owner.
Added entry--place
Switzerland Basel.
Language code
lat
Identifier
B32642