ARIADNE RHETORUM MANUDUCENS AD ELOQUENTIAM ADOLESCENTES, Ex ijs eruta observationibus, quas circa praxim oratoria facultatis, Excepit olim in Collegio Taurin. Societ. Iesu. Antonius Britius, Theologus, & Sacerdos Braidensis.
Monachii [Munich]: Typis Lucae Straub. Sumptibus Ioannis Wagneri, 1658. Hardcover. Instructional text on rhetoric and oratory by the Jesuit priest and mathematician chiefly remembered for his political treatise, The School of Truth (1650). 12mo: [2], 152, [2] pp. Period full vellum binding, with blind-stamped borders and a pair of metal and vellum clasps. Brief inscription dated 1693 to the top of the title page, with an ink notation to the front pastedown. The holographic titles on the spine have faded considerably. Some general soiling to the vellum, with a strip of discoloration to the bottom of the rear panel.
"Of Luigi Giuglaris (1607-1653) the eminent historian of Italian literature, Tiraboschi says that in him was condensed the quintessence of the seventeenth century style. He had some sparks of real genius, was certainly brilliant, and had a large following; but he exemplified the faults of the age. Honored at the court of Savoy, he was for five years entrusted with the education of the prince Charles Emanuel, for whom he wrote a book of instructions which compares most favorably with the infamous similar work of Machiavelli in the former age” (Edwin Charles Dargan, D.D., LL.D. in A History of Preaching, Volume II). Item #80326
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