Topica ... [etc.]

Contributor:

Lessi, P. (artist); Michelassi (engraver)

Name:

Cicero, Marcus Tullius; Cicero, Marcus Tullius; Boethius, -524

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1475

Description:

A treatise on rhetorical theory written for C. Trebatius Testa in 44 B.C. Cicero's work is based on the work of the same name by Aristotle. Several pages (f. 3r-5v) of annotations have been added, which come from Boethius's In Ciceronis topica. The treatise is prefaced in this codex by a letter to Trebatius (which can be found in the collection of Cicero's letters as Ad familiares 7.19) explaining Cicero's reasons for writing and instructions for reading.

Language:

Latin

Provenance:

Armorial bookplate with Florence skyline inside upper cover with motto, "Quo pulchrius lumine trino ex libris Petri Ginori Conti," artist's name P. Lessi and engraver's name Michelassi.; Collector's stamp on various pages with crown and letters "P. T."; Appears in Bernard M. Rosenthal's, cat. 15 (1964), no. 10; sold by Rosenthal in 1965.

Relation:

Collation model: http://repository.upenn.edu/sims_models/35

Subject:

Aristotle. Topics Early works to 1800; Rhetoric, Ancient -- Early works to 1800; Rhetoric, Ancient

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Codices; Annotations; Treatises; Manuscripts, Latin; Manuscripts, Renaissance; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

24 leaves : paper; 296 x 225 (150 x 87) mm bound to 302 x 228 mm

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title from caption heading for predominant work (f. 2r).; Table of contents: 1. f.1v: Epistula ad C. Trebatium.; Table of contents: 2. f.2r-23v: Topica.; Collation: Paper, iii (modern paper) + 24 + iii (modern paper); 1-2²⁴; [1-24]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto. Catchword, lower right verso (f. 12v). Link to collation model at end of record.; Layout: Written in 24 long lines, in red and brown ink, with marginal annotations.; Script: Written in a humanistic script.; Watermark: Briquet Couronne 4862 (1483-4).; Binding: Modern vellum.; Origin: Written in Italy in the late 15th century (Zacour-Hirsch).; Latin.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Oversize Ms. Codex 1122