M. Tullii Ciceronis familiarium epistolarum libri xvi .
by Cicero, Marcus Tullius; Longueil, Gilbert De
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Venetiis (Venice): Apud Haeredes Ioannis Mariae Borelli, 1573. Original full vellum (hardcover), title inked on spine, water-marked chain laid paper. [4], 257 leaves ; 29 cm (12.25" x 8.5"). Printer's device on title page, historiated woodcut initials. Latin text. cum Hubertini Crescentinatis, Martini Philetici, Iod. Badii Ascensii, Ioan. Baptistae Egnatii, & Pauli Manutii . commentariis . ; adiectis praeterea argumentis, & lemmatibus Giberti Longolij in fronte singularum epistolarum. Some exterior wear and staining, usual warping to vellum boards, a few pages with minor worming, some repaired long ago, else internally clean, tight and bright. Size: Folio. Vellum.
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- Title
- M. Tullii Ciceronis familiarium epistolarum libri xvi .
- Author
- Cicero, Marcus Tullius; Longueil, Gilbert De
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- Hardcover
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- Publisher
- Apud Haeredes Ioannis Mariae Borelli
- Place of Publication
- Venetiis (Venice)
- Date Published
- 1573
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- LATIN LETTERS; PROSE LITERATURE; VELLUM BINDING
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