Laertii Diogenis Vitae et sententiae eorum qui in philosophia probati fuerunt
Publisher: Per Nicolaum Ienson gallicum
Published: 1475
Place of publication: Impressum Venetiis
Language: lat
Number of pages: 187
Subjects: Ancient Philosophers; Ancient Philosophy
Other titles: Laertii Diogenis Vitae et sententiae eorvm qvi in philosophia probati fvervnt
Work titles: Lives, teachings, and sayings of famous philosophers
Notes: Edited by Benedictus Brugnolus.

Translated by Ambrogio Traversari.

Title from text incipit (leaf 1/5r).

Begins (editor's preface, leaf 1/1v): Benedictus brognolus generosis patriciis nenetis [sic] Laure[n]tio georgio: Iacoboq[ue] baduario salutem plurima[m] dicit.

Imprint from colophon (leaf 23/5v).

Signatures: [1¹⁰(1+1) 2¹⁰ 3-22⁸ 23⁶]; 23/6 blank.

Initial spaces, with guide-letters.

Printed on sheets of "chancery"-size paper.

In most copies, the heading on leaf 1/4r reads: Tabula secundum ordinem librorum; in some it reads: Tabula per ordinem litterarum alphabeti. Cf. GW.

Hain-Copinger, 6199*.

Proctor, 4095.

Goff, D-220.

GW, 8379.

BM 15th cent., V, 175 (IB.19685).

ISTC (CD-ROM, 1997 ed.), id00220000.

Walsh, J.E. 15th cent. printed books, 1575-1577.

In this copy, the heading on 1/4r reads: Tabula secundum ordinem librorum.

Large initial on 1/5r, with marginal extension, added in red, blue, and purple; smaller initials elsewhere and paragraph marks added in the same colors.

Traces of MS quiring. MS ownership notation (17th cent.?) partly erased from 1/1r: [?] Catal.o / M / IV - 17.

Bound in modern blind- and gilt-stamped vellum, doeskin ties, edges stained yellow and author's name written on fore-edge; blank leaf of old paper has been inserted before leaf 1/5.