Laertii Diogenis vitae et sententiae eorum qui in philosophia probati fuerunt..
Diogenes Laertius.
Traversari, Ambrogio,1386-1439,translator.
Brugnoli, Benedetto,1427-1502,editor.
Jenson, Nicolas,approximately 1420-1480,printer.
Steuart, David,1747-1824,former owner.StEdNL
Staggemeier and Welcher,binder.StEdNL
Impressum Venetiis : Per Nicolaum Ienson gallicum.,
anno domini .M. CCCC. LXXV. die xiiii. augusti. [14 August 1475]
Title from incipit on leaf [a5] recto.
Imprint from colophon on leaf [z5] verso, which reads in full: Impressum Venetiis per Nicolaum Ienson gallicum. Anno domini .M. CCCC. LXXV. die xiiii. augusti. Finis philosophorum uita.
Translated from Greek into Latin by Ambrosius Traversarius, edited by Benedictus Brugnolus.
Signatures: [a¹²( -a11) b¹⁰ c-y⁸ z⁶].
With a final blank leaf.
Initials supplied in red, blue and green. Larger initials have ink backgrounds. Recto of leaf [a5] has coloured border.
Running titles supplied in manuscript which, like the blue of the initials, has been washed out.
With marginal annotations.
Benedictus Brugnolus, [Letter to] Laurentius Georgius [i.e. Zorzi] and Jacobus Baduarius [i.e. Badoer], dated "Venetiis pridie idus augusti .Mcccclxxv. [12 August 1475]", [a1]v-[a2]v; Ambrosius Traversarius, [Letter to] Cosimus de' Medici, [a3]r-[a4]r; table of contents, [a4]r-v; Diogenes Laertius. Vitae et sententiae philosophorum, Books 1-10, [a5]r-[z5]r.
BM 15th cent.,
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Oates
Lists of fifteenth century books in Edinburgh libraries,
Hillyard, B. Acquisitions of Incunables by the Advocates Library before 1808,
Pasted over bookplate of David Steuart on front pastedown. Purchase ordered by the curators of the Advocates Library on 11 June 1798. Advocates Library ex libris inscription dated 1799 on front flyleaf.
Blue morocco with triple fillet gilt rolled border and Bibliotheca Advocatorum stamp on front and back boards, five raised bands on spine, single fillet gilt rolled spine, gilt rolled Greek key turn-ins, gilt edges and marbled endpapers by Staggemeier and Welcher whose ticket is pasted to front pastedown.
Philosophy, Ancient
Philosophers, Ancient
Italy Venice.