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The life, and philosophy, of Epictetus : with The embleme of humane life, by Cebes / rendred into English, by John Davies of Kidwelly.
Van Pelt - Microtext STC II Reel 491:21.
Mixed Availability
- Format:
- Microformat
- Author/Creator:
- Boileau, Gilles, 1631-1669.
- Series:
- Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 491:21.
- Standardized Title:
- Vie d'Epictète et sa philosophe. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Epictetus.
- Physical Description:
- 14 unnumbered pages, 170 pages, 6 unnumbered pages : illustrations
- 35 mm
- monochrome
- service copy
- positive
- Other Title:
- Embleme of humane life.
- Tablet of Cebes.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed by T.R. for John Martyn ..., 1670.
- Notes:
- "The tablet of Cebes, or, The embleme of humane life" has special t.p.
- 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.
- 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.
- Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.
- Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms, 1974. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 491:21)
- Cited in:
- Wing E3152
- Arber's Term cat. I 31
- Contains:
- Epictetus. Selections. English.
- Pinax of Cebes. English
- OCLC:
- 11780237
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