Marcus Tullius Cicero - Rhetoricorum ad C. Herennium libri quatuor. Et M.T. Ciceronis De inuentione libri duo - 1596

Extraordinary and very rare edition, printed in Venice in 1596, of Cicero's 'De Inventione.' This copy was printed in the famous Gryphium workshops, one of the most prestigious printers of the 16th century. It features a typographic mark on the cover with the 'griffin' (a mythological animal half eagle and half lion), characteristic of the printer. This edition includes the anonymous work 'Rhetoricum.' Two works in one volume:

• 'Rhetorica ad Herennium' (Rhetoric to Herennius). Work by an anonymous author from the 1st century BC. It is the oldest known rhetoric manual. It was a fundamental work for students of literature in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, and a reference work for all those studying the art of oratory. Traditionally attributed to Cicero.
• Cicero's "De inventione" (On Rhetorical Invention). This is a manual of oratory that Cicero wrote in his youth, around 86 BCE. Originally, it had four books, but only two have survived. It became a standard text for teaching until the 12th century. In this work, Cicero defends the link between eloquence and wisdom and emphasizes the need for the orator's preparation.

Worn copy. Period parchment binding, with losses but still firmly attached to the book block. Marks from old book-eaters in the first half, affecting the text and title page. Decorated initials. Text in Cicero's original Latin. 14.5 x 10 cm, 140 grams. 143 pp. Rare work. No copies in Spanish libraries according to the CCPB (Collective Catalog of Bibliographic Heritage).

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Rhetoricorum ad C. Herennium libri quatuor. Et M.T. Ciceronis De inuentione libri duo. Venetiis: Apud Ioannem Gryphium, 1596




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