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About this Item

Title

  • Libro de la vita de philosophi et delle loro elegantissime sentencie.

Names

  • Diogenes Laertius.
  • Traversari, Ambrogio, 1386-1439, translator.
  • Rosso, Giovanni, active 1480-1519, printer.
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Venice, Joannes Rubeus Vercellensis, 20 May 1489.

Headings

  • -  Philosophers, Ancient--Early works to 1800
  • -  Philosophy, Ancient--Early works to 1800
  • -  Italy--Venice

Genre

  • Incunabula--Italy--Venice--1489

Notes

  • -  Title extracted from incipit (leaf [2a]): Incomincia el Libro de la vita de philosophi et delle loro elegantissime sentencie ...
  • -  Abbreviated version of the Latin translation by Ambrosius Traversarius.
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 251
  • -  Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, D-231
  • -  Copinger, W.A. Supplement to Hain's Repertorium bibliographicum, 6208
  • -  Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum, V, p. 416 (IA.23133)
  • -  Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke, 8389
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
  • -  With: Fiore di virtù. Fior di uirtu historiale. Florence, 1491. Bound together subsequent to publication.

Medium

  • [40] leaves (the first blank). 22 cm. (4to)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Incun. 1491 .F5 B168

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 51003274

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Diogenes Laertius, Giovanni Rosso, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. Libro De La Vita De Philosophi Et Delle Loro Elegantissime Sentencie. translateds by Traversari, Ambrogio, Lator Venice, Joannes Rubeus Vercellensis, 20 May, 1491. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/51003274/.

APA citation style:

Diogenes Laertius, Rosso, G. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1491) Libro De La Vita De Philosophi Et Delle Loro Elegantissime Sentencie. Traversari, A., trans Venice, Joannes Rubeus Vercellensis, 20 May. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/51003274/.

MLA citation style:

Diogenes Laertius, Giovanni Rosso, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. Libro De La Vita De Philosophi Et Delle Loro Elegantissime Sentencie. trans by Traversari, Ambrogio, Lator Venice, Joannes Rubeus Vercellensis, 20 May, 1491. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/51003274/>.