1585 DIONIS CHRYSOSTOMI ORATIONES antique VELLUM BOUND FOLIO 16th CENTURY

img{max-width:100%} DIONIS CHRYSOSTOMIOrationes octoginta in latinum conversae, aurea eloquentia refertae. Venetiis: Zenarum & Fratres; 1585Printer's mark on the title page, woodcut headpieces, initials and tailpieces Original limp vellum (with some wear), with manuscript writing on the spine.Hinges broken.Very good interior.Folio: 9 by 12 1/4"332 pp Provenance:Collegii (?) Jesu (ownership note on the title page). Text in Latin====================Dio Chrysostom (Dion Chrysostomos), Dion of Prusa or Cocceianus Dio (c. 40 – c. 115 AD), was a Greek orator, writer, philosopher and historian of the Roman Empire in the 1st century AD. Eighty of his Discourses (or Orations) are extant, as well as a few letters, a mock essay Encomium on Hair, and a few other fragments. His sobriquet Chrysostom comes from the Greek chrysostomos, which literally means "golden-mouthed".======================== Powered by 's eCommerce Solution Listed with ExportYourStore.com