Shelfmark
Fd.6.16(03)
Author
Uniform title
[Lives, teachings, and sayings of famous philosophers. Latin]
Title
Diogenis Laertii historiographi De philosophorum vita decem per q[uam] secundi libri ad bene beateq[ue] viuendu[m] co[m]motiui..
Varying form of title
Portion of title: De philosophorum vita decem per q[uem] secundi libri ad bene beateq[ue] viuendu[m] co[m]motiui
Publication, distribution, etc.
Venundantur Parisius in vico Diui Iacobi apud Leonem Argenteum. : [Iehan Petit and Guy Marchant] , [ca. 1507?].
Physical description
[8], CXXXVII, [1] leaves ; 21cm. (4⁰)
Language
Text in Latin with small sections in Greek.
Note
Suggested date of publication from derived record.
Note
Printer's information from devices: Jean Petit's 4th device on title page; Guy Marchant's device (Silvestre 39) on verso of final leaf.
Note
Signatures: A⁸, a-x⁸ y⁴ z⁶.
Note
Translated by Ambrosius Traversarius.
Note
Woodcut initials; printed marginalia.
Note
Colophon (recto of penultimate leaf) varies from Pellechet 4273: 'Laertii Diogenis vitae & sententiae eorum qui in philosophia probati fuerunt non antea Parisiis impresse[m] finis pro Ioanne Paruo in vico Diui Iacobi sub Leone argenteo commorante.'
Note
With woodcut illustration on verso of title page.
Provenance
Booklabel recording donation to Eton College from John Reynolds in 1751.
Provenance
20th century list of content on front flyleaf.
Binding
19th century half calf with blue paper on covers; four raised bands with gold titling on black leather compartment on spine; red coloured edges; one additional leaf on front and back of book. Most probably rebacked.
Copy-specific note
Imperfect: wanting the last (blank) page.
Copy-specific note
Printer's device (?) showing two shoemakers pasted on the last page.
Subject
Philosophers, Ancient Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Traversari, Ambrogio, 1386 - 1439 translator.
Added entry--name
Petit, Jean, active 1492 - 1530 printer.
Added entry--name
Marchant, Guy, active 1483 - 1505ca. publisher.
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Added entry--place
France Paris.
Language code
lat grc
Identifier
B55406