Cebes, Tabula, [Florence: Lorenzo de Alopa, c. 1496], crushed tan morocco by Chambolle-Duru

Property from the Loverdos collection

Cebes

Tabula. Basilius Magnus: De legendis antiquorum libris sive De liberalibus studiis. Plutarchus: De liberis educandis. Xenophon: Hiero de tyrannide [all in Greek]. [Florence: Lorenzo de Alopa, c. 1496]

8vo (172 x 110mm.), 74 leaves, α-ι⁸ κ², quire η misbound between κ1-2, Greek text, crushed tan morocco by Chambolle-Duru, gilt edges, washed

EDITIONES PRINCIPES. The philosophical tract called Pinax (painting or tablet), an allegorical description of the human life and condition, with its attendant virtues and temptations, is attributed here to the Cebes of Thebes mentioned by Plato; it is now considered a Hellenistic work from the second century. It was widely known and translated in the early modern world (influencing writers such as Milton and Quevedo) and here appears with three other educational tracts, indicating that it was designed as an aid to the study of Greek.

LITERATURE

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