Epictetus his morals, with Simplicius his comment. . Made English from the Greek, by George Stanhope, ...
Epictetus (c.60 - after 100 AD)
Category
Books
Date
1721
Materials
Measurements
201 x 130 x 31 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Townend, Cumbria
NT 3074385
Summary
Bibliographic description
[12],xxxiv,[4],337,[5]p. . 8vo.. Provenance: manuscript on front pastedown: "No. 68", and "bot. at Westmr. A.D. 1730. B: Browne Đ0 5 9" [i.e. Benjamin Browne, 1692-1748]; manuscript on front fly-leaf: "12:3:24 E/K".. Binding: Contemporary Cambridge-style calf binding, blind tooled to a rectangular panel design; board edges have gilt roll decoration; spine has gilt stamp decoration; autograph "B: Browne" scratched into leather on upper board.
Makers and roles
Epictetus (c.60 - after 100 AD) Simplicius of Cilicia (c.490 – c. 560) Nicolas Boileau Despréaux (1636-1711) George Stanhope (1660-1728)