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| Title | De oratore : Ciceronis ad Q. fratrem, libri III / corrigente Paulo Manutio, Aldi filio |
| Detail Depicted | Printers and publishers -- Marks and colophons (Title page) |
| Creator/Author | Cicero, Marcus Tullius
Manuzio, Paolo, 1512-1574 |
| Publisher | Apud Aldi filios |
| Place of Publication | Venetiis [Italy--Venice] |
| Date of Publication | 1546 |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Oratory--Early works to 1800
Rhetoric--Early works to 1800
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| Genre Heading | Early printed books--1501-1600 (16th century)
Wordbooks
Discoursive works
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| Bibliographic Elements | [1-4] 5-136 [i.e. 137], [1] leaves ; 16 cm. (8vo) |
| Printing Method | Letterpress on handmade laid paper |
| Printer | Apud Aldi filios |
| Image Production Process | Woodcuts
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| Binding | Bound in 16th-17th stiffened vellum, sewn on 4 cords.
Author, title and date calligraphed on spine. |
| General Notes | Signatures: A-Q[superscript 8] R[superscript 10] [$4 (+R5) signed]; 138 leaves [misnumbering 135 as 134 and 137 as 136.
Woodcut of Aldine anchor on t.p. and verso of leaf [138].
Includes register.
Italic type
Bound with: Cicero, Marcus Tullius. De claris oratoribus / corrigente Paulo Manutio. Venetiis : Apud Aldi filios, M.D.XLVI [1546] -- Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Orator / corrigente Paulo Manutio. Venetiis : Apud Aldi filios, M.D.XLVI [1546]. WaU.
Bookplate of Seymour Cholmondeley, Esqr. on inside front cover; bookplate with motto "Dum spiro spero" placed upside down on inside back cover. Stamped on front free endpaper: "Samuel Serville" with date 4-18-11 written beneath |
| Previous Owners | Bookplate on front pastedown: Seymour Cholmondeley, Esqr.
Stamped on front free endpaper: Samuel Serville |
| Language | Latin |
| Digital Collection | Historical Book Arts Collection |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Special Collections |
| Call Number | SpecColl Rare Books PA6296 D6 1546 Bound with other titles |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned in RGB color using an Olympus C-2000 Zoom digital camera and saved in.jpg format and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2003 |
| Restrictions/Copyright | Some of our items are fragile and may require an appointment for use. Please contact Special Collections. |
