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MASSIMO DI TIRO (2nd century AD). Sermones e Graeca in Latinam linguam versi. Rome: Mazzocchi, 1517.
First Latin translation, edited by Cosimo Pazzi (1466-1513), of the 41 lectures by the Neo-Platonic philosopher Maximus of Tyre on philosophical and religious questions such as Whether Socrates was right not to defend himself, Whether the life of Diogenes the Cynic should be preferred. A cultured intellectual and profound connoisseur of the poetry of Homer and antiquity, he combines Platonism, of which he claims to be a follower, with Aristotelian, Stoic, Cynic, Neo-Pythagorean and Epicurean doctrines. Folio, (293 x 205 mm). Title-page within an engraved border with classical motifs (some foxing and a few leaves with some staining in the margins). Second half of the 19th century binding with gilt title and decoration on spine. Provenance: Contemporary ownership inscription at the base of the title page (difficult to read), a few notes in the margins. (1)
ESTIMATE € 400 - 600
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ALAMANNI, Louis (1495-1556). Girone il cortese. Venice: Comin da Trino, 1549.
ALAMANNI, Louis (1495-1556). Girone il cortese. Venice: Comin da Trino, 1549.
ESTIMATE € 200 - 300
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AMMIRATO, Scipione (1531-1601). Dell'istorie fiorentine. Florence: Giunti, 1600.
AMMIRATO, Scipione (1531-1601). Dell'istorie fiorentine. Florence: Giunti, 1600.
ESTIMATE € 300 - 500
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AUGUSTINUS, Aurelius (354-430). De la cita di dio. Venice: Bartolommeo Miscomini, 1476-78.
AUGUSTINUS, Aurelius (354-430). De la cita di dio. Venice: Bartolommeo Miscomini, 1476-78.
ESTIMATE € 800 - 1,200
