Shelfmark
Cc.2.3.16
Additional shelfmark
Fb.6.24(01)
Author
Uniform title
[Lives, teachings, and sayings of famous philosophers. 1533]
Title
Diogenous Laertiou peri bion, dogmaton kai apophthegmaton ton en philosophia eudokimesanton, biblia deka, nyn proton entypothenta. = Diogenis Laertij De uitis, decretis, & responsis celebrium philosophorum libri decem, nunc primum excusi.
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Peri bion, dogmaton kai apophthegmaton ton en philosophia eudokimesanton
Varying form of title
Parallel title: Diogenis Laertij De uitis, decretis, & responsis celebrium philosophorum libri decem
Varying form of title
Portion of title: De uitis, decretis, et responsis celebrium philosophorum
Varying form of title
Other title: De vitis, decretis, et responsis celebrium philosophorum
Publication, distribution, etc.
Basileae : [Par' Hieronymo to Phrobenio kai Nikolao to Episkopio], 1533.
Physical description
[8], 573, [3] ; 4to. 8vo.
Note
Main text in Greek; prelims. in Latin.
Note
First part of title transliterated from the Greek.
Note
Printers from colophon (transliterated from the Greek).
Note
Edited by H. Froben and N. Episcopius.
Note
Printer's woodcut device of two entwined crowned snakes and inscription "Froben" on t.p., and repeated on repeated on verso of final leaf.
Note
Historiated initials and head-pieces.
Provenance
Cc.2.3.16: Storer bequest label dated 1800; bequeathed to Eton by Anthony Morris Storer in 1799.
Provenance
Fb.6.24(01): Booklabel of John Reynolds, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
Provenance
Fb.6.24(01): 16th century ownership inscription on t.p.
Binding
Cc.2.3.16: 18th century blue, blind-stamped morocco. Border of steeple and floral tools. ?By H. Walther.
Binding
Fb.6.24(01): Early 17th century dark brown calf; blind tooled double fillet borders with small cornerpieces; four raised bands; red goatskin spine label.
Copy-specific note
Cc.2.3.16: p. *4 in the preliminaries has been inserted before p. *2; signatures and catchwords indicate this to be an error. Cf. arrangement of preliminaries in copy Fb.6.24(01).
Copy-specific note
Fb.6.24: Previous shelfmark, Fd.3.06.
Copy-specific note
Fb.6.24(01): Bound with an earlier edition of the same work from the same printer, dated 1524, in Latin.
Subject
Pythagoras and Pythagorean school Early works to 1800.
Subject
Classical biography Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Froben, Hieronymus, 1501 - 1563 printer.
Added entry--name
Episcopius, Nicolaus, 1531 - 1565 printer.
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Added entry--place
Switzerland Basel.
Language code
lat grc
Identifier
B13662