M. Fabii Quintiliani eloquentissimi Declamationes incipiunt.

Accession number:

PML 19619

Uniform title:

Declamationes pseudo-Quintilianeae (Maiores)

Published:

Venetiis [Venice] : Lucas Venetus Dominici. F., anno salutis MCCCCLXXXI IIII Nonas Augusti [2 August 1481]

Description:

[248] p. ; 31 cm. (fol.)

Credit Line:

Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1913.

Notes:

Title from incipit (leaf "a2"r): M. FABII QUINTILIANI ELOQUENTISSIMI DECLAMATIONES INCIPIUNT.
Colophon (leaf t9r): Quintiliani Summi Rhetoris & eloque[n]tissimi declamationes exactissime recognitas Lucas Venetus Dominici .F. ingeniosus artifex diligenter impressit Venetiis anno salutis .M.CCCC.LXXXI. IIII. nonas augusti.
The text revised by G. Merula.
"The editio princeps of the whole of the so-called 'declamationes maiores' formerly always ascribed to Quintilian. Grasolarius remarks in his prefatory letter that he had consulted Georgius Merula in reparing the text"--BM 15th cent.
Printed in type 2:111R.
Collation: a¹⁰ b⁸ c-s⁶ t¹⁰: 124 leaves, leaf t10 blank; leaves a1 not signed; a2-a5 signed a-a4.
Paper format: Chancery folio.
PML copy leaf dimensions: 29.2 x 19.6 cm.
PML copy missing 1 leaf: t10 (blank).

Binding:

Modern laced vellum over stiff boards with fore edge extensions (i.e., yapp edges) (29.5 x 21.5 cm.), sewn on 4 supports. Plain paper pastedowns and fly leaves.

Variant Title:

M. Fabii Qvintiliani eloqventissimi Declamationes incipivnt

Inscriptions/Markings:

Hand decoration: Rubrication unrealized. Annotations: No marginal notations in text. Manuscript fore edge title.

Provenance:

Michele Cavaleri (b. 1813?), Museo Cavaleri stamp (leaf a[1]r); unidentified (probably Martini?) English sale catalogue description, no. 98 (front pastedown); Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), purchased from Giuseppe Martini, March 1913.

Classification:

Incunable Collection

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Genres:

Vellum bindings (Binding)

Department:

Printed Books