Cicero (Marcus Tullius) Epistulae ad familiares, 12 rectangular fragments, [Southern France or Northern Italy], [mid-fifteenth century].
Cicero (Marcus Tullius) Epistulae ad familiares, 12 rectangular fragments, each c.185 x 120mm., 14-17 lines, initial spaces, watermark close to Briquet 6641 (Sienna in 1434-35; Genoa in 1439; Le Puy in 1439-53 and Forez in 1439/69), recovered from a binding, holed and frayed, stained and spotted, [Southern France or Northern Italy], [mid-fifteenth century].
⁂ From the correspondence between this Roman politician and orator and public and private figures, which provide one of the most insightful views of the falling Republic.
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Cicero (Marcus Tullius) Epistulae ad familiares, 12 rectangular fragments, each c.185 x 120mm., 14-17 lines, initial spaces, watermark close to Briquet 6641 (Sienna in 1434-35; Genoa in 1439; Le Puy in 1439-53 and Forez in 1439/69), recovered from a binding, holed and frayed, stained and spotted, [Southern France or Northern Italy], [mid-fifteenth century].
⁂ From the correspondence between this Roman politician and orator and public and private figures, which provide one of the most insightful views of the falling Republic.