Shelfmark
Fb.6.09
Author
Uniform title
[Manual. Latin & Greek.]
Title
Epicteti Stoici philosophi Encheiridion : item, Cebetis Thebani Tabula De vita humana prudenter instituenda. Accessere, Simplicij in eundem Epicteti libellum doctissima scholia. Arriani commentariorum de Epicteti disputationibus libri quatuor. Item, nonnulla alia eiusdem argumenti in studiosorum gratiam. / Omnia Hieronymo Wolfio interprete, cum eiusdem annotationibus. Cum locuplete rerum ac verborum in singulis memorabilium indice.
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Encheiridion
Publication, distribution, etc.
Coloniae, : In officina Birckmannica, sumtibus Arnoldi Mylij., Anno M.D.XCV [1595].
Physical description
3 v. in 1 ([4], 115, [1]; 320; 538, [38] p.) ; 8vo.
Note
Title-page vignette, head- and tail-pieces, initials, marginal notes.
Note
Index to all vols. at end of vol. 3.
Note
Title-page bears Jesuit trigram device in cartouche.
Note
Vols. 1 and 3 consist of Greek text and Latin translation in parallel columns; vol. 2 is in Latin with quotations and examples in Greek.
Note
Vol. 3 has title "Tomus III. Arriani Commentariorum de Epicteti disputationibus libri IIII. Hieronymo Wolfio Oetingensi interprete. Cum rerum ac verborum copioso indice.".
Note
Vol. 2 has title: "Tomus II. Epicteti stoici philosophi Enchiridion, hoc est pugio, siue Ars humanae vitae correctrix: cum eruditissimis Simplicii scholiis. Hieronymo Wolfio interprete. Accesserunt & alia eiusdem argumenti, non incommoda studiosis futura: Vna cum rerum & verborum indice copioso.".
Note
Vols. 2 and 3 each have separate title-pages dated 1595 and begin new pagination and register.
Note
In 1596, Mylius published a new edition of vol. 1 ([8], 117, [2] p.) to go with remainder sheets of the 1595 edition of vols. 2 & 3. The new title-page to vol. 1 bore the printer's device device with motto "Vtilia semper nova saepius profero". Taken from Bodleian catalogue.
Provenance
Book-label of John Reynolds, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
Binding
17th century reversed calf; blind double fillet and cornerpiece stamps; gold stamped floral panels on spine; red morocco spine label with gold tooled double fillet and flowers; four raised bands; marble end .
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark Fl.4.11.
Subject
Philosophy, Ancient Early works to 1800.
Subject
Stoics Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Mylius, Arnold, 1540 - 1604 publisher.
Added entry--name
Wolf, Hieronymus, 1516 - 1580 editor.
Added entry--name
Arrian. Commentariorum de Epicteti disputationibus libri IV. Latin & Greek.
Added entry--name
Simplicius of Cilicia, commentator.
Added entry--name
Cebes of Thebes. Tabula. Latin & Greek.
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Added entry--name
Officina Birckmannica printer.
Added entry--place
Germany Cologne.
Language code
lat grc grc
Identifier
B27285