Cicero.- Asconius Pedianus (Quintus) Commentarii in orationes Ciceronis

Cicero.- Asconius Pedianus (Quintus) Commentarii in orationes Ciceronis [and other related works], edited by Hieronymus Squarzaficus, collation: a10 b6 c–g8 a8 b10 c8 d6 a-d10.8 e8 f6 g–l8 m6, 184 ff., 35-36 lines, Roman type, initial spaces with guide-letters, 3a1 blank, early manuscript foliation, some spotting or staining (including occasional ink), lightly browned, 18th century calf, gilt, spine in compartments and with burgundy morocco label (little chipped), joints split, but holding, spine ends and corners worn, rubbed and marked, small folio (274 x 192mm.), Venice, Johannes de Colonia and Johannes Manthen, [between 2 June and 12 September 1477]. *** First edition of Asconius Pedianus' commentary on Cicero's orations. The text of this first-century commentary came to light in 1416 among a number of important ancient manuscripts discovered by Poggio Bracciolini at the monastic library of St. Gall. Provenance: Carlo Botigelli (Franciscan monk, cancelled ink inscription to 1a2r); Marcus Antonius Rovilius (inscription to blank 1a1r dated Milan, 1570 & manuscript list of chapter headings); ?Gerard (1722–1771) & Johan Meerman (1753–1815), Dutch scholars, statesmen and renowned book collectors (manuscript pencil note 'This copy sold at the Meerman sale for 12 guineas' to front free endpaper and printed bookseller's description recording the provenance mounted on front pastedown). Literature: BMC V, 232; Goff A-1154; HC *1886; GW 2739; Bod-inc A-463; BSB-Ink A-791; ISTC ia01154000.

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