Sold for:
$660
$660
Lipsius, Justus (1547-1606) Opera . Lyons: Cardon, 1613. Folio, in two volumes, engraved title in volume one, printed in two columns throughout, with engraved illustrations in the text, in clean contemporary Italian parchment over boards, spine titled in ink on bottom leaf-edges. "Lipsius's lifelong project was to transform contemporary moral philosophy through a new reading of the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca, while also revitalizing contemporary political practice by drawing on the insights provided by the Roman historian Tacitus." ( Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy )
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-11-18
