Incomincia el libro dela vita de philosophi. et. delle loro elegantissime. sententie
By: extracto da. D. Lahertio. et. da altri: antiquissimi auctori
Series: Italian books before 1601 -- roll 434, item 3
Publisher: Bernardinus Celerius
Published: 1480
Place of publication: Venice
Language: ita
Translated from: lat
Number of pages: 144
Subjects: Ancient Philosophers; Ancient Philosophy
Other titles: Libro dela vita de philosophi; Libro della vita de filosofi
Work titles: De vita et moribus philosophorum
Notes: Although ascribed to Diogenes Laertius, the text is largely a free adaptation and translation of Burlaeus's De vita et moribus philosophorum, with additions from Valerius Maximus and Aulus Gellius. Cf. C. Bühler, "Greek philosophers in the literature of the later Middle Ages," Speculum, 12 (1937), p. 451-452.

Colophon (leaf i8r): Impressvm hoc opvscvlvm mira arte et diligentia Venetiis per Bernardinvm Celerivm delvere. b. anno. s. do. M.CCCC.LXXX. die IX. Decembris inclyto dvce Ioanne Mocenigo.

Signatures: a-i⁸ (a1 blank).

Initial spaces, with guide-letters.

In some copies, the colophon reads: Bfrnardinvm. Cf. BM 15th cent.

Hain-Copinger, 6206*.

Proctor, 4603.

Goff, D-229.

GW, 8385.

BM 15th cent., V, 299 (IA.21312).

ISTC (CD-ROM, 1997 ed.), id00229000.

Walsh, J.E. 15th cent. printed books, 1859.