All the works of Epictetus, which are now extant ; consisting of his discourses, preserved by Arrian, in four books, the Enchiridion, and fragments. Translated from the original Greek, by Elizabeth Carter. With an introduction, and notes, by the translator. 3188877

All the works of Epictetus, which are now extant ; consisting of his discourses, preserved by Arrian, in four books, the Enchiridion, and fragments. Translated from the original Greek, by Elizabeth Carter. With an introduction, and notes, by the translator.

Epictetus (c.60 - after 100 AD)

Date

1758

Materials

Place of origin

London

Collection

Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire

NT 3188877

Summary

Bibliographic description

[18],xli,[1],505,[11]p ; 4to. Provenance: eighteenth-century sepia armorial bookplate, with putti, and motto: Nil Desperandum, Yates, sculp. Thomas Anson Esqr. Shugborough. [i.e. Thomas Anson, of Shugbrough (1695-1773)]. Thomas Anson is in list of subscribers. Binding: eighteenth-century tree calf; gilt fillet border; gilt tooled spine, with motifs from nature; gold lettered red spine label: Carter's Epictetus.

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Epictetus (c.60 - after 100 AD), author Elizabeth Carter (1717 - 1806)

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