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The speeches of the Greek educator Isocrates (436–338 BC) were considered the epitome of the art of public oration and rhetoric.

This beautiful edition belonged to the first Keeper of Marsh’s Library, Elias Bouhéreau. It was noticed as missing in 1828, and in 1866 it was ‘recovered and replaced by purchase’ from an unknown source. The Library’s silence about the provenance of the item is unusual, and might suggest a desire not to embarrass a high-status individual.

Citation:
9. Isocrates, Orationes. Alcidamantis Contra Dicendi Magistros ([Venice, 1513]).,
Marsh's Library Exhibits,
accessed December 7, 2025,
https://www.marshlibrary.ie/digi/items/show/411