1584 CICERO Sententiarum illustrium apophthegmatum VELLUM BOUND antique

[Cicerone - Sententiarum]

M. T. CIC. Sententiarum illustrium apophthegmatum, similum, nonnullarum item piarum tenertiarum collectio.


Taurini, Apud Io. Bap. Ratterium; 1584


by Marcus Tullius Cicero.


A small but dense moral compendium of Italian Humanism, this elegant edition of Marcus Tullius Cicero's Sententiarum, edited by Pietro Lagnierio and printed in Augsburg in 1584 by Ioannes Baptista Raterius,

represents a perfect example of a portable ethical manual intended for daily study and personal meditation.

This compact and extraordinarily practical volume collects maxims, apophthegms, and sayings from the great authors of antiquity, in an editorial structure typical of the scholastic and rhetorical culture of the late Renaissance.

Particularly striking is the magnificent typographic griffin on the title page, a symbol of vigilance and wisdom, which dominates the page with a strong esoteric and emblematic character. 

436 pp, 20 pp.


Original limp vellum,  with traces of manuscript title on the spine and lower edge


 good condition, some toning, worn vellum

 Size : 3 by 5 1/4"

Text in Latin
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