L. Annaei Senecae philosophi flores, siue sententiae insigniores, excerptae per D. Erasmum Roterod.; item L. Annaei Senecae Tragici sententiae.

Author

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Title

L. Annaei Senecae philosophi flores, siue sententiae insigniores, excerptae per D. Erasmum Roterod.; item L. Annaei Senecae Tragici sententiae.

Date

1642

Place

Amsterodami [Amsterdam]

Publisher

Apud Ludouicum Elzevirium

Language

Latin

Contributor

Desiderius Erasmus

Note

WATERMARK:

Crown.

Fleur-de-lis.

TYPE:

Renaissance roman (text); italic (letter to reader, introductions, printed marginalia).

MARGINALIA:

Extensive printed marginalia.

ILLUSTRATIONS:

Engraved title page by Cornelis Claezoon Duysend: Seneca's suicide.

FORMAT:

12mo. A-O12

DEDICATIONS:

Includes introductory letter by Erasmus addressed to the reader.

BINDING:

Vellum over pasteboard; gilt on spine with gilt tooled red leather title label; coloured edges (yellow).

REFERENCES:

Haeghen, F. van der. Bib. Erasmiana, ser. 2, p. 51.

Archive Location

Library Catalog

Num Pages

336 p.

Call Number

PA6661 .A2 1642

Item Type

Book

Collection

Tags

Citation

Lucius Annaeus Seneca, “L. Annaei Senecae philosophi flores, siue sententiae insigniores, excerptae per D. Erasmum Roterod.; item L. Annaei Senecae Tragici sententiae.,” Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies (CRRS) Rare Book Collection, accessed November 13, 2024, https://crrs.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/7114.