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
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Content Item
- Persons
- Text Language Latin
- Title Marcus Tullius Cicero, Tusculanae disputationes [excerpts]
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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