Rare Religious Print of Roman Bishops Contributing to Absis Oratory, 1742

Antique print, titled: 'Absis Oratory S. Nicolai In Urbe ab Anastasio (…)', This plate shows Roman Bishops; Silvester, Anastasius, St. Nicholas, Paschal, Gregorius etc.

Rhetoric Oratory is the art of using language, such as public speaking, for persuasive writing and speech. ... Oratory is the ability to convey a successful speech, and it is a means of performing rhetoric. The three branches of rhetoric include deliberative, judicial, and epideictic.

Source unknown, to be determined.

Technic: Engraving / etching. on A verge type of hand-laid paper paper.

Condition: Very good, given age. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Date: 1742

Overall size: 9.1 x 14 inch

Image size: 6.9 x 10.1 inch

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