Nov 03, 2006 - Sale 2092

Sale 2092 - Lot 115

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BEROALDO, FILIPPO, the Elder. Declamatio philosophi, medici, oratoris. First [12] (of [40]) leaves. Roman type. 4to, 208x145 mm, modern binding made with portion of vellum leaf from an early Latin legal manuscript; light dampstain in blank outer margins; 1/4 morocco slipcase. (Bologna: Benedictus Hectoris, 13 December 1497 [i. e., after 1500?])
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Reprint of the 1497 Hectoris edition with colophon unchanged, possibly after 1500. This copy contains the complete text of the first part, a dialogue in which a philosopher, a physician, and an orator argue for the superiority of their respective vocations. The second part, a political tract entitled De optimo statu et principe, is not present. GW 4127; BMC VI, 846; Klebs 182.3; Goff B474.