Shelfmark
Ff.6.23
Author
Collective uniform title
Rhetorical works
Title
Rhetoricorum ad C. Herennium libri IIII. incerto auctore. Ciceronis de inuentione libri II. De oratore, ad Q. fratrem libri III. Brutus, siue, de claris oratoribus, liber I. Orator ad Brutum, Topica ad Trebatium, Oratoriæ partitiones, initium libri de optimo genere oratorum. Corrigente P. Manutio, Aldi filio.
Varying form of title
Rhetoricorvm ad C. Herennivm libri IIII. incerto avctore
Publication, distribution, etc.
Venetiis, : Apud Aldi filios., M. D. L. [1550]
Physical description
4 pts. in 1 v. (179, [1]; 136, [1]; 56; 45, [3] leaves) ; 16 cm. (8vo)
Note
This work is divided into 4 parts the first of which is preceded by the general title-page as above, while the other 3 parts each have a special title-page.
Note
Signatures: A-Y⁸ Z⁴; A-Q⁸ R¹⁰; A-G⁸; A-F⁸(F7 blank).
Note
Foliation errors: leaves 54 in De oratore (pt. 2) and 38 in Orator (pt. 4) are misnumbered as 45 and 37 respectively.
Note
Printers' name from colophon: pt. 1: Venetiis, apud Aldi filios. M. D. L. Mense ianuario."; pts.2-4: "Apud Aldi filios. Venetiis, M D L."
Note
Ahmanson-Murphy attributes the printing to Paolo Manuzio.
Note
Printers' device on title-pages and on final page of each part.
Note
Printed in italic type; signature catchwords; capital spaces with guide letters.
Formatted contents note
Contents: "Rhetoricorum ad C. Herennium libri IIII. Incerto auctore", "De oratore, Ciceronis ad Q. fratrem libri III", "De claris oratoribus, Ciceronis liber, qui inscribitur Brutus", and "Orator Ciceronis ad M. Brutum" each with own dated title-page, signatures and foliation. The order of binding varies.
Citation/references note
Adams, C1682
Citation/references note
Ahmanson-Murphy (2001), 391
Citation/references note
Renouard, A.A., Annales de l'imprimerie des Alde (3rd ed., 1834), 148:5
Citation/references note
BM STC, Italian, 1465-1600, p. 176
Citation/references note
Kallendorf & Wells, Aldine Press books at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, 334
Provenance
Booklabel of John Reynolds, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
Binding
18th-century brown sheep quarter-binding; three raised bands; red morocco spine-label; marbled-paper boards.
Copy-specific note
Imperfect: pt. 2 only ("De oratore"). Wanting pts. 1, 3 and 4.
Copy-specific note
Colophon device traced in ink on verso of endpaper.
Copy-specific note
Previously Fl.6.12, Cp.10.2.
Subject
Rhetoric, Ancient Early works to 1800.
Subject
Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin
Subject
Oratory Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Manuzio, Paolo, 1512 - 1574 editor.
Added entry--name
Manuzio, Paolo, 1512 - 1574 printer.
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1667 - 1727 former owner.
Added entry--name
Heredi di Aldo Manuzio printer.
Added entry--title
Rhetorica ad Herennium.
Added entry--place
Italy Venice.
Language code
lat
Identifier
B32853