1574 Jean TIXIER antique VELLUM BOUND Officinae Ioannis Rauisii Textoris

 TIXIER, Jean. Officinae Ioan. Ravisii TextorisVenice: Ioan. Gryphium, 1574.2 parts in one volumePrinter's mark on the title pages, woodcut initials Original limp vellum, manuscript title on the spine , spots to the vellum, damage to the lower right corner of the front cover, lacks front endpaperlosses on the title page where the stamp was removed, traces of woodworm and humidity on the first leavesSize 4 1/4 by 6 inchesText in Latin===========================Jean Tixier de Ravisi (c. 1470–1542) was a French Renaissance humanist scholar and professor of rhetoric. He was born in Ravisi, which is near the commune of Saint-Saulge in the central province of Nivernais.His works, which are mostly on the topic of education, were widely accepted and employed by French academia. Tixier eventually adopted the Latinised name Johannes Textor Ravisius, Nivernensis.Per the epitaph on his headstone, Tixier was born in 1470, and died on 3 December 1542. According to Victor Gueneau, other scholars pretend that he died on 13 December 1524, and that his brother, Jacques, completed Jean's book l'Origine de l'imprimerie ("The Origin of Printing"). Similarly, some authors report his year of birth to be approximately 1480.Tixier studied humanities at the College of Navarre. When he graduated, he accepted a position in the college's rhetoric department; there he impressed faculty and students alike. In 1520, he accepted a position as rector of the University of Paris He held the position until 1525, succeeded by William Manderstown.More than thirty editions of his principal work, Officina, were published as he continued to expand it.His other writings were published posthumously.============================Please see my other auctions Thank You Refund Policy: We will issue a FULL REFUND, 100% money back if you are not satisfied with your purchase. Items must be returned to us within 20 days in order to receive a refund or replacement. 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Officinae Ioan. Ravisii TextorisVenice: Ioan. Gryphium, 1574.2 parts in one volumePrinter's mark on the title pages, woodcut initials Original limp vellum, manuscript title on the spine , spots to the vellum, damage to the lower right corner of the front cover, lacks front endpaperlosses on the title page where the stamp was removed, traces of woodworm and humidity on the first leavesSize 4 1/4 by 6 inchesText in Latin===========================Jean Tixier de Ravisi (c. 1470–1542) was a French Renaissance humanist scholar and professor of rhetoric. He was born in Ravisi, which is near the commune of Saint-Saulge in the central province of Nivernais.His works, which are mostly on the topic of education, were widely accepted and employed by French academia. Tixier eventually adopted the Latinised name Johannes Textor Ravisius, Nivernensis.Per the epitaph on his headstone, Tixier was born in 1470, and died on 3 December 1542. According to Victor Gueneau, other scholars pretend that he died on 13 December 1524, and that his brother, Jacques, completed Jean's book l'Origine de l'imprimerie ("The Origin of Printing"). Similarly, some authors report his year of birth to be approximately 1480.Tixier studied humanities at the College of Navarre. When he graduated, he accepted a position in the college's rhetoric department; there he impressed faculty and students alike. In 1520, he accepted a position as rector of the University of Paris He held the position until 1525, succeeded by William Manderstown.More than thirty editions of his principal work, Officina, were published as he continued to expand it.His other writings were published posthumously.============================ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  TIXIER, Jean. Officinae Ioan. Ravisii Textoris Venice: Ioan. Gryphium, 1574. 2 parts in one volume Printer's mark on the title pages, woodcut initials Original limp vellum, manuscript title on the spine , spots to the vellum, damage to the lower right corner of the front cover, lacks front endpaper losses on the title page where the stamp was removed, traces of woodworm and humidity on the first leaves Size 4 1/4 by 6 inches Text in Latin =========================== Jean Tixier de Ravisi (c. 1470–1542) was a French Renaissance humanist scholar and professor of rhetoric. He was born in Ravisi, which is near the commune of Saint-Saulge in the central province of Nivernais. His works, which are mostly on the topic of education, were widely accepted and employed by French academia. Tixier eventually adopted the Latinised name Johannes Textor Ravisius, Nivernensis. Per the epitaph on his headstone, Tixier was born in 1470, and died on 3 December 1542. According to Victor Gueneau, other scholars pretend that he died on 13 December 1524, and that his brother, Jacques, completed Jean's book l'Origine de l'imprimerie ("The Origin of Printing"). Similarly, some authors report his year of birth to be approximately 1480. Tixier studied humanities at the College of Navarre. When he graduated, he accepted a position in the college's rhetoric department; there he impressed faculty and students alike. In 1520, he accepted a position as rector of the University of Paris He held the position until 1525, succeeded by William Manderstown. More than thirty editions of his principal work, Officina, were published as he continued to expand it. His other writings were published posthumously. ============================ Please see my other auctions Thank You Refund Policy: We will issue a FULL REFUND, 100% money back if you are not satisfied with your purchase. Items must be returned to us within 20 days in order to receive a refund or replacement. 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• Topic:Historical
• Binding:Vellum
• Subject:History
• Language:Latin
• Original/Facsimile:Original
• Year Printed:1574