Lives of Philosophers – Diogenes Laertius – 1570 | Greek and Latin, 2 volumes

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Lives of philosophers – diogenes laertius – 1570 | greek and latin, 2 volumes | henri estienne’s 1570 two-volume edition of diogenes laertius’ lives of philosophers presents greek and latin texts of the leading ancient philosophical biographies.

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Henri Estienne’s 1570 two-volume edition of Diogenes Laertius’ Lives of Philosophers presents Greek and Latin texts of the leading ancient philosophical biographies.

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Diogenis Laertii de vitis, dogmatis & apophthegmatis eorum qui in philosophia claruerunt, libri X by Diogenes Laertius is a cornerstone of ancient philosophical biography. Better known as Lives of Eminent Philosophers, this 3rd-century account of the lives, studies, and sayings of Greek philosophers. It includes figures such as Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates, as well as others like Epimenides, Epicurus, Zeno, Pyrrho, Diogenes, and many others.

Bibliographic Details

  • Title: Diogenous Laertiou peri biōn, dogmatōn kai apophthegmatikōn tōn en philosophia eudokimēsantōn, biblia dexka : Diogenis Laertii de vitis, dogmatis & apophthegmatis eorum qui in philosophia claruerunt, libri X
  • Author(s): Laertius Diogenes
  • Illustrator(s):
  • Contributor(s):
  • Publisher: Excudebat Henricus Stephanus, [Genevae]
  • Edition: 1570 printing
  • Format: (16mo), 2 volumes
  • Binding: Full leather
  • Size:  6.5 in x 4 in (16.5 cm x 10 cm)
  • Collation: Vol I: [8], 494, [40]; Vol II: 432 pp
  • Illustrations:
  • Contents Include:
    • Plato, Aristotle, Theophrastus; Socrates, Epicurus, Zeno, etc.
  • Provenance: provenance
  • Reference(s): references

 

Condition:

Bound in full leather, secure and tight. Volume I shows some leather loss at the hinge and rubbing at the joints. Pages are complete and edges remain clean for the period.

 

Why Collect This?

  • Early Estienne edition of a fundamental text of classical philosophy
  • Greek and Latin presentation
  • Complete two-volume set in original format
  • 16th-century Geneva imprint from a leading scholarly press

 

Item Number: #29351

Categories

Classical Greco-Roman

Philosophy

European History

Authors

Laertius Diogenes

Printing Date

16th Century

Language

Greek

Binding

Leather

Book Condition

Very Good

Collation

Complete

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