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De Arte Rhetorica Libri Tres (The art of rhetoric book III), 1644

 Item
Identifier: PA2311 .S83 1644

Scope and Contents Note

From the Collection:

This collection contains several early printed books from the 16th and 17th centuries.

Many of the holdings were printed in Italy, mostly in the Manutius workshop of Venice. The rest were printed in The Netherlands, England, Germany, France, Switzerland, and Belgium. Twelve books are in Latin or partly Latin as there are three bilingual items (mostly Latin and Greek) and one (Dionusiou Longinou Peri hupsous, 1694) employs three languages (Latin, Greek, French). In some books there is marginalia but it is often illegible.

Topically, the items range from natural science, religion, poetry, music, and history, to classical literature, medical science, and linguistics. Some of the holdings are considered quite rare. Most notable are: Blancardus’s Anatomie (1691), Plantin’s Promptuarium (1576), Cicero’s Orationes (1582 pocket edition), and Meibomius’s Antiquae Musicae Auctores Septem (1652). All of these are either the only extant originals in the United States or one of the very few.

Dates

  • 1644

Creator

Access

While the collection is open for research, staff may occasionally restrict access to specific items on the basis of their current physical condition.

Extent

From the Collection: 9 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

Latin

5.2 Immediate Source of Acquisition

From the estate of Claude V. Palisca

6.2 Existence and Location of Copies

Unknown

Container Summary

1 v. (various pagings) ; 15 cm.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Queens College (New York, N.Y.) Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
Queens College Library, CUNY
Benjamin Rosenthal Library RO317
65-30 Kissena Boulevard
Flushing 11367 USA us