Engraved title-page to Clarke, John, ‘Formulæ oratoriæ’, 1653
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1653 (made)
1653 (made)
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John Clarke’s ‘Formulæ oratoriæ’ was a handbook on the art of Rhetoric, such as the capability of writers or speakers to inform, most likely to persuade, or motivate particular audiences through words. This book was designed to provide students with examples in Latin of sentences (‘formulae’). Published for the first time in 1630, it was widely popular and reprinted many times till the end of the Seventeenth century (Renaissance rhetoric short-title catalogue, pp. 138-139). This edition is the seventh from his first issued and was released by the publisher Francis Eglesfield.
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Title | Engraved title-page to Clarke, John, ‘Formulæ oratoriæ’, 1653 |
Materials and techniques | etching on paper |
Brief description | Engraved title-page to Clarke, John, ‘Formulæ oratoriæ’, 1653 |
Physical description | Architectural title page. Title in centre under a arch and between figures representing Demosthenes and Cicero |
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Marks and inscriptions | Above in two cartouches ‘ Formualrum hortus’: ‘Nisi desuper’.
At the centre, Formulæ oratoriæ : in usum scholarum concinnatæ. Cum praxi & usu earundem in epistolis, thematibus, declamationib[us]. contexendis. Accessit dux poeticus cum suis aliquot poematiolis’ ‘Editio septima novissimâ autoris limâ expolita’ ‘Londini : impensis Fran: Eglesfeild [sic] sub signo Calthæ in Cœmeterio Paulino’ ‘an⁰. Do. 1653’. |
Production | Book’s Full Title: Formulæ oratoriæ, in usum scholarum concinnatæ. Cum praxi & usu earundem in epistolis, thematibus, declamationib[us]. contexendis. Accessit dux poeticus cum suis aliquot poematiolis |
Summary | John Clarke’s ‘Formulæ oratoriæ’ was a handbook on the art of Rhetoric, such as the capability of writers or speakers to inform, most likely to persuade, or motivate particular audiences through words. This book was designed to provide students with examples in Latin of sentences (‘formulae’). Published for the first time in 1630, it was widely popular and reprinted many times till the end of the Seventeenth century (Renaissance rhetoric short-title catalogue, pp. 138-139). This edition is the seventh from his first issued and was released by the publisher Francis Eglesfield. |
Bibliographic reference | ESTC R214204 - English Short Title Catalogue, online database 1473-1800
Renaissance rhetoric short-title catalogue 1460-1700, Lawrence D. Green, James J. Murphy, eds., (Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2006) pp. 138-139. |
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Accession number | E.1429-1886 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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