Marcus Tullius, Le Tusculane di M. Tullio Cicerone recate

Marcus Tullius, Le Tusculane di M. Tullio Cicerone recate

This item offers us a glance at marbled paper very typical of the 18th century, with its traditional choice of colours and a design typical of the era; many similar examples are to be found in the collection. The Encyclopedie by Diderot and D’Alembert goes into great detail as to the necessary steps of creating colours and designs for marbled papers. What sets this particular example apart and why it has been chosen for display is the fact that the marbled paper is not found where typically expected, that is, as interior “endpapers” within the book. It is, in fact, covering and thus forming the exterior of the book’s binding.

Cicero

Archives and Special Collections, University of Ottawa [PA6314 T8 F38 1544]

Vinegia, Apresso Vicenzo Vaugris a'l segno d'Erasmo, MDXLIIII

1544

Archives and Special Collections, University of Ottawa

Book

Italian

Text

ARSC_PM_PA6314 T8 F38 1544