Tractatus de arte loquendi et tacendi by Albertanus of Brescia, 1487
Scope and Contents
This section contains a printed copy of the Tractus de arte loquendi and tacendi ('Treatise on the art of talking and being silent'), written by Albertano de Brescia in 1245. It is a text dedicated to his son, in which de Brescia gives advice on how and when to speak. He explains when and to whom he should be speaking, and of which subjects. He also comments about delivery and style, and gives templates for different kinds of documents: laws, letters, sermons, salutations, etc. This copy (quarto) was printed by Heinrich Quentell in 1487 in Cologne. There are manuscript notes on the title page, and annotations throughout the text.
Due to the fact that it is a printed text, it has been catalogued on Discovered; click here to see the record.
No 403 in Hain’s Repertorium Bibliographicum; and no 1288 in Proctor's Index.
Dates
- Creation: 1487
Creator
Language of Materials
Latin
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to all. The manuscripts can be consulted in the Centre for Research Collections, Edinburgh University Main Library.
Extent
8 folios
Bibliography
Robert Proctor, An Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum: From the Invention of Printing to the Year 1500, with Notes of those in the Bodleian Library, part I to 1500 (London: The Holland Press, 1960), p. 99, no 1288. First published 1898-1906.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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