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DIOGENES LAERTIUS. De vita & moribus philosophorum. Latin translation by Ambrogio Traversari; edited by Benedetto Brognolo. Woodcut white-on-black ornamental initials throughout. [112] leaves. Roman type with occasional use of Greek. 4to, 216x160 mm, contemporary limp vellum wraparound binding with fore-edge flap, remnant of thong tie on front cover, later paper endleaves; dark stains and wormholes slightly affecting text on several leaves in middle of volume, some soiling and stains elsewhere, scattered early marginalia, partly cropped inscription on title; cloth folding case. (Venice: [Bonetus Locatellus for] Octavianus Scotus, 18 December, 1490)
Fourth edition of the first history of early Greek philosophy, an important source for the lives and thought of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, and others, first published circa 1472. The original Greek text first appeared in 1533. Hain 6202; GW 8381; BMC V, 438; Goff D222; ISTC id00222000; Hoffmann I, 567; EP II, 408; Sarton I, 318.
