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1588 – Nizolius Cicero Lexicon | Famous Dictionary of Cicero’s Writings, Huge Folio

Mario Nizolio

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1588 Latin lexicon by Mario Nizolio based on Cicero’s vocabulary, printed in Lyon in folio format, central to Renaissance humanist studies in classical rhetoric.

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Marius Nizolius was a 16th-century Italian humanist who focused his studies on grammar and Italian rhetoric. He is best remembered for his landmark book Lexicon Ciceronianum, a dictionary of words used in the works of Cicero. This book is still an important reference tool used in analyzing classical Latin literature.

 

Bibliographic Details

  • Title: Nizolivs, sive Thesavrvs Ciceronianvs
  • Author(s): Mario Nizolio
  • Publisher: Lugduni, apud Antonium de Harsy
  • Edition: 1588 printing
  • Binding: Full leather
  • Format: Folio, single volume
  • Size:  14 in x 8.75 in (35.5 cm x 22 cm)
  • Collation: [20] pp., 1538 columns, [8] pp
  • Contents Include:
    • Full lexicon of the words used in Ciceron’s writings
  • Provenance: bookplate – North Library
  • Reference(s): USTC 142570

 

Condition:

Good. Full leather binding with visible corner and edge wear. The front boards remains attached only by cords. Text block secure. Pages remain legible with minimal age toning.

 

Why Collect This?

  • Significant early Latin dictionary tied to Ciceronian scholarship
  • Useful to scholars of rhetoric and classical studies

 

Item Number: # 29952

Categories

Classical Greco-Roman

Philosophy

European History

Language Study & Reference

Authors

Mario Nizolio

Printing Date

16th Century

Language

Latin

Binding

Leather

Book Condition

Very Good

Collation

Complete