Marcus Tullius Cicero, Tusculanae disputationes [excerpts]
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Utopia, armarium codicum bibliophilorum, Cic.MF.2018.20.08
Michael Sabin, 2022 (Born Digital)
General Information
Title Tusculanae disputationes [excerpts]
Shelfmarks Cic.MF.2018.20.08
Material Paper
Place of Origin England
Date of Origin 1551-1600
Script, Hands
English secretary hand
General Remarks
Selections from Cicero's Tusculanae disputationes, with variants.
Original Condition
Page Height at least 170 mm
Page Width at least 108 mm
Height of Written Area at least 170 mm
Width of Written Area at least 108 mm
Number of Columns 1
Width of Columns at least 170 mm
Number of Lines at least 35
Current Condition
Dimensions 170 x 108 mm
Content
- Content Item
- Persons
- Text Language Latin
- Title Marcus Tullius Cicero, Tusculanae disputationes [excerpts]
- Content Description
Selections from Book 2, with variants. Variants include altering conjugated verbs to infinitives and minor changes to word order. Written in verse format. Possibly a versified version, using excerpts from the original text, with alterations to permit rhyming. However, meter is not consistent.
For text, cf. Dougan, Thomas Wilson. (ed.). M. Tvlli Ciceronis Tvscvlanarvm Diispvtationvm Libri Qvinqve. Cambridge: University Press, 1905. Pages 189-207
Host Volume
Title Macrobius, Ambrosius Theodosium. Opera.
Date of Origin/Publication 1597
Shelfmark Mac.PB.2018.20.08
Remarks
Contemporary Oxford binding, stamped with Ker Centrepiece IV