ALL THE GOSSIP FROM ANCIENT ROME Marci Tullii Ciceronis Epistolae ad Titum Pomponium Atticum, Sebastiani Corradi breuissimis interpretationibus illustratae

4to. Wood- and metalcut initials, head- and tailpieces. Contemporary limp vellum, scattered contemporary manuscript annotations throughout. Ownership inscription on the title "Hiero: Ruuereus. Ex libris congregationis oratorii cherii." Ownership inscription on the front endleaf "Orazio Fumagalli 1951." Other than some minor dampstains, a crisp, sound copy.
Corradi's recension of Cicero's correspondences with Titus Pomponius Atticus, the famous Roman rhetorician and banker with whom he shared a close friendship. According to Schweiger, Corradi's version offers the best gossip. Cicero frequently consulted Atticus on matters of state and valued his opinions despite his distance from the political scene, and Cicero's sister married Atticus' brother.
Schweiger II: 165. (Inventory #: 18320)