DIOGÈNE LAËRCE
De vita et moribus philosophorum libri X
Apud Haered. Seb. Gryphii • ( Sebastien Gryphe)|Lugduni [Leiden] • (Lyon) 1559|-|relié
New edition. Printed in italics. Latin translation by Ambrogio Traversari (1386-1439), known as Ambrose the Camaldolese.
Half-sheep binding with small corners, 18th century marbled. Rose paper on boards. Spine with raised bands decorated with fillets. Beige morocco title-label. Pale marginal foxing. Rubbing. Good copy.
The Lives of the Philosophers by Diogenes Laertius contains 83 entries, with biographies of the most celebrated philosophers such as Epicurus, Plato and Socrates. The work, written at the beginning of the 3rd century, is the unique source on the life and doctrines of numerous schools and philosophers. Gryphius's edition was important for the dissemination of Diogenes Laertius's work and was reprinted several times, notably by Marnef.
Half-sheep binding with small corners, 18th century marbled. Rose paper on boards. Spine with raised bands decorated with fillets. Beige morocco title-label. Pale marginal foxing. Rubbing. Good copy.
The Lives of the Philosophers by Diogenes Laertius contains 83 entries, with biographies of the most celebrated philosophers such as Epicurus, Plato and Socrates. The work, written at the beginning of the 3rd century, is the unique source on the life and doctrines of numerous schools and philosophers. Gryphius's edition was important for the dissemination of Diogenes Laertius's work and was reprinted several times, notably by Marnef.
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