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Lot 39
Cicero (Marcus Tullius) Epistulae ad familiares, 12 rectangular fragments, [Southern France or Northern Italy], [mid-fifteenth century].
Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000
Description
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.
Description
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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