Benci, Oratio in funere Marci Antonii Mureti habita Romae, Paris, 1585, modern wrappers

Benci, Francesco. Oratio in funere M. Antonii Mureti... habita Romae in templo S. Trinitatis in colle hortulorum... XIV kal. Quintil. M.D.LXXXV. Paris: Robert Colombel "in Aldina bibliotheca", 1585

Benci's funeral speech for Marc-Antoine Muret appeared from printers across Europe, from Rome to Lyon to Ingolstadt to Parma.

8vo (160 x 106 mm). Roman type, 32 lines. collation: A⁴ B⁶: 10 leaves. Woodcut Aldine device on title-page. (Very slight damp-staining.)

binding: Modern paper wrappers (164 x 109 mm).

provenance: Claude Feydeau (1560-1650?), signature on first and last leaves dated 1685 — Gilhofer & Ranschburg, Early printed books (Luzern 2004), item 6 (CHF 900). acquisition: Purchased from Gilhofer & Ranschburg. references: Not found in USTC, but there is a copy in Reims