eunapius sardis (2 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good-. First Edition. Two parts, jointly issued, octavo. Collation: A-M8, N4 (= 100 leaves); ?-?8, [xi]4 (= 108 leaves). 194, [6, index]pp. (errors: 21 for 31, 117 for 119); 213, [1, privilege], [1, colophon], [1, blank]pp. (errors: 44 for 43). Separate title for each part, with woodcut printer's device. First part with printed marginalia. Colophon at second part dated 12 Kalends March, 1568. Eighteenth century tree calf (expertly rebacked, retaining spine); gilt-tooled spine with morocco lettering piece; marbled endleaves. Light wear at cover extremities; text clean and fresh throughout. About very good. Editio princeps. First printing of the Greek text, with Latin translation by Adrian de Jonge (1511-1575). An admirer of emperor Julian and a staunch opponent of Christianity, Eunapius of Sardis (c. 345-c. 420) here writes of many obscure neoplatonists in the East. He "gives an idealized picture in order to compete with the biographies of Christian saints" (Oxford Classical Dictionary, ed. 2012). Helping to fill a lacuna in late antique history, De Vitis Philosophorum et Sophistarum "is valuable as the only source for the history of the neo-Platonism of that period" (EB 13th - 9: 890). A wonderfully tangential detail is found in Junius' acrostic encomium to Queen Elizabeth I. The English edition of 1579 (apparently translated at Junius' request) is also dedicated to Elizabeth. References: Adams, E-1028; Hoffmann II, 65; Schweiger I, 114. Voet 1142; 1143-A. For Eunapius and his milieu see R. J. Penella, Greek Philosophers and Sophists in the Fourth Century AD, Studies in Eunapius of Sardis (1990).

LeatherBound. Condizione: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1688 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 478 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 478.