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The life, and philosophy, of Epictetus : with The embleme of humane life
Vie d'Epictète et sa philosophe. English
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- Creator
- by Cebes ; rendred into English, by John Davies of Kidwelly
- Included Titles
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- Pinax of Cebes. English
- Embleme of humane life
- Tablet of Cebes
- Format
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- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- London : Printed by T.R. for John Martyn, 1670
- Physical Details
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- 14 unnumbered pages, 170 pages, 6 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered folded leaf of plates : illustrations ; 16 cm
- OCLC
- ocm09365033
- Called also the Manual of Epitettus.
- Includes errata on last page.
- First leaf is blank.
- "The philosophy of Epictetus" and "The tablet of Cebes or, the embleme of human life" each have a divisional title page, on pp. 57 and 118, respectively.
- Pages 14-16 are tightly bound with some loss of text in filmed copy. Beginning-page 27 photographed from Bodleian Library copy and inserted at end.
- Printer's name from Wing CD.
- Translation of La vie dÉpictète et sa philosophe.
- First edition of this translation; based on the 3rd edition of the French version by Gilles Boileau, published in 1667. Cf. pref.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Wing, E3152
- Arber's Term cat., I 31
- ESTC, R873.