The lives, opinions, and remarkable sayings of the most famous ancient philosophers. . Written in Greek, by Diogenes Laertius. To which are added, The lives of several other philosophers, written by Eunapius of Sardis. Made English by several hands. In two volumes. The first volume.
Diogenes Laertius (fl.3rd century)
Category
Books
Date
1696
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3027296
Summary
Bibliographic description
[28], 589, [1] p. . port.. . 8vo. Imperfect: wanting portrait (frontispiece?). Shelved and uniform with vol. 2 (1696).. Binding: Late seventeenth-century blind-panelled sheepskin binding; gilt roll on board edges. Rebacked in blind-tooled calf, with gilt morocco title label, and vol. no. and date stamp on spine. Red sprinkled edges.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
Diogenes Laertius (fl.3rd century) Eunapius (c.345-c.420)