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