L. Annæi Senecæ, philosophi, Opera omnia : ex ult: I. Lipsii emendatione, et M. Annæi Senecæ rhetoris quæ exstant : ex And. Schotti recens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D., author.

Contributor:

Lipsius, Justus, 1547-1606, editor.

Schottus, Andreas, 1552-1629, editor.

Elzevir, Bonaventure, 1583-1652, printer.

Elzevir, Abraham, 1592-1652, printer.

Officina Elzeviriana, printer.

Elzevier Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Peter Way Collection of Early Modern Texts (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Works. 1639

Language:

Latin

Subjects (All):

Philosophy--Early works to 1800.

Philosophy.

Latin literature--Early works to 1800.

Latin literature.

Latin poetry--Early works to 1800.

Latin poetry.

Genre:

Early works.

Penn Provenance:

Elias, Archibald C. (donor) (Elzevier copy)

Hort, Josiah, 1674?-1751 (autograph) (Elzevier copy)

Tighe, Richard (Elzevier copy)

Way, Peter (former owner) (Way copy)

Loeb, James, 1867-1933 (bookplate) (Way copy)

Berch, Abram (autograph) (Way copy)

Physical Description:

3 volumes : illustrations ; 13 cm (12mo)

Manufacture:

Lugd. Batav. : Apud Elzevirios, 1639-1640 [volume 1: 1640]

Other Title:

Volume 2 has title: L. Annæi Senecæ, philosophi, tomus secundus : in quo, epistolæ, & quæstiones naturales

Volume 3 has title: M. Annæi Senecæ rhetoris, suasoriæ, controversiæ, cum declamationum excerptis : ex ultima Andreæ Schotti recensione, tomus tertius

Fingerprint:

e-a- ser. onpr moVt (3) 1640 (A) v.1

exa- ueri e.i- mega (3) 1639 (R) v.2

e-i- a-m. s,ta Vedi (3) 1639 (R) v.3

Contents:

Volume 1: Vita L. Annæi Senecæ ; Fragmenta ex libris Senecæ qui interciderunt ; L. Annæi Senecæ de ira ad novatum ; L. Annæi Senecæ ad helviam matrem de consolatione ; L. Annæi Senecæ ad polybium de consolatione liber ; L. Annæi Senecæ ad marciam de consolatione ; L. Annæi Senecæ de providentia, sive quare bonis viris mala accidant cum sit providentia ; L. Annæi Senecæ ad serenum de tranquillitate animi ; L. Annæi Senecæ de constantia sapientis, sive quod in sapientem non cadit injuria ; L. Annæi Senecæ ad Neronem Cæsarem de Clementia ; L. Annæi Senecæ ad Paullinum de brevitate vitæ ; L. Annæi Senecæ de vita beata ad Gallionem Fratrem ; L. Annæi Senecæ de Otio aut secessu sapientis ; L. Annæi Senecæ ad Æbucium liberalem de beneficiis

Volume 2: L. Annæi Senecæ ad Lucilium epistolæ ; L. Annæi Senecæ ad Lucilium naturalium quæstionum ; L. Annæi Senecæ Claudii Cæsaris Apokolokintoeie ; Excerpta quædam e libris Senecæ

Volume 3: M. Annæi Senecæ rhetoris suasoriarum ; Index controversiarum ; M. Annæi Senecæ rhetoris controversiarum ; Epitome seu excerpta ex M. Annæi Senecæ controversiarum decem libris, qui hactenus L. Annæo Senecæ inscripti, declamationum titulo publicati sunt ; Index controversiarum quæ penitus interciderunt, & quarum Epitomæ sequuntur ; Excerpta ex controversiarum ; L. Annæi Senecæ rhetoris fragmentum ; Epitaphium M. Annæi Senecæ ; Græca quibus hiatus expleti, Latine reddita ; Index rerum in L. Annæo Seneca memorabilium, quæ ad philosophiam & historias potissimum pertinent ; Index rerum et verborum in M. Annæum Senecam rhetorem.

Notes:

Printed by Bonaventure and Abraham Elzevier. See STCN.

Volume 1 has engraved title leaf dated 1640; volumes 2-3 have letter-press title leaves, each with imprint: Lugdun. Batavor. Ex Officina Elzeviriana, MDCXXXIX.

Signatures: volume 1: *¹² A-Z¹² ; volume 2: a-2g¹² (leaf 2g12 blank) ; volume 3: A-2B¹² (leaves 2B11-2B12 blanks; leaf 2A1 signed 'A').

Pagination: volume 1: [24], 552 pages ; volume 2: 718, [2] pages ; volume 3: 442, [158] pages.

Engraved illustrations.

Woodcut title vignettes (volumes 2-3): printer's device known as the "solitaire" with motto "non solus."

Woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces.

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Elzevier copy imperfect: v. 2-3 wanting.

Way copy: volume 1 has some manuscript underlines and a few marginal marks in text; volume 2 has some manuscript underlines in ink and pencil and a few marginal marks in pencil in text.

Way copy: each volume has bookplate of James Loeb (with motto: Opes adipiscendae ut dignis largiamur) on front pastedown.

Way copy: volume 1 has dated 17th-century manuscript ownership inscription ("Bergius[?] me possidet Lugd. Batav: 1663-") on front pastedown.

Way copy: volume 2 has early autograph ("Omnia Nova Placent. 14 abram berch") on verso of front free endpaper; a similar autograph appears to be largely covered by Loeb bookplate on front pastedown of volume 3.

Cited in:

STCN 833600664

Bib. Belgica, Première série, tome XXIII, pages 259-261.

Copinger, H.B. Elzevier Press, 4299

Willems. Elzevier, number 508

Rahir, E. Elzevier, number 505, page 52

OCLC:

1161286