CICERO, Marcus Tullius (106-43 B.C.). Officia, in German. Translated by Johannes Neuber. Augsburg: Heinrich Steiner, 1535.
CICERO, Marcus Tullius (106-43 B.C.). Officia, in German. Translated by Johannes Neuber. Augsburg: Heinrich Steiner, 1535.
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CICERO, Marcus Tullius (106-43 B.C.). Officia, in German. Translated by Johannes Neuber. Augsburg: Heinrich Steiner, 1535.

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CICERO, Marcus Tullius (106-43 B.C.). Officia, in German. Translated by Johannes Neuber. Augsburg: Heinrich Steiner, 1535.

A close reprint of the first edition in German of 1531, containing all of the woodcuts, the majority designed by Weiditz specifically for the text. Subjects include a conjurer performing sleight-of-hand tricks, a pilgrim, a notary's office, painters' studios, draper's and armourer's shops, an astrolabe and a dancing bear. The only new cut is that of the genealogical tree on M5v which is by a totally different hand (Fairfax Murray). Only 6 copies of this edition listed on USTC. Fairfax Murray German 119; USTC 679339; VD16 C-3244.

Folio (299 x 200mm). Woodcut title vignette, portrait of Schwartzenberg by Weiditz after Dürer, and 101 illustrations by Hans Weiditz, woodcut initials and tail-pieces (occasional light soiling and staining). Modern calf-backed wooden boards, clasps. Provenance: G. ?Kivers (ink inscription dated 1541 with ‘Festina Lente') – Albert Blum (1882-1952; small monogram stamps).
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