MAXIMUS TYRIUS[Graece] Sermones sive disputationes XLI.[By Henri Estienne]. [Bound with:]Sermones sive disputationes XLI [Translated into Latin by CosimoPazzi]. No place [Geneva], Henri Estienne, 1544. In-8 (165 x 106 mm) 4 ff.n.ch., 263 pp. (misquoted 363); 8 ff.n.ch., 320 pp. Brown calf, gilt fillet and cold roulette framing the boards, spine with false nerves, marbled edges (19th century French binding). Renouard, Estienne, 161:2; Schreiber, 141a-b; Adams, M-939 &M-940; Graesse, IV, 453.Editio princeps of the 41 dissertations on ethics, theology and other subjects of philosophy, written by the Platonist Tyrius, known to have been the teacher of Marcus Aurelius. "These lectures were eloquent exhortations to virtue, filled with quotations chiefly from Plato and Homer, their philosophical content deriving from Platonism and Cynicism... To accompany his editio princeps Henri Estienne published the Latin version byArchbishop Cosimo Pazzi of Florence" (Schreiber).[Graece] Sermones sive disputationes XLI.[Par Henri Estienne].[Relié avec :]Sermones sive disputationes XLI [Traduits en latin par CosimoPazzi]. Sans lieu [Genève], Henri Estienne, 1544. In-8 (165 x 106 mm) 4 ff.n.ch., 263 pp. (mal chiffrées 363) ; 8 ff.n.ch., 320 pp. Veau brun, filet doré et roulette à froid encadrant les plats, dos orné à faux nerfs, tranches marbrées (reliure française du XIXème siècle).Renouard, Estienne, 161:2 ; Schreiber, 141a-b ; Adams, M-939 &M-940 ; Graesse, IV, 453.Édition princeps des 41 dissertations sur l'éthique, la théologie et d'autres sujets de philosophie, rédigées par le Platoniste Tyrius, connu pour avoir été le professeur de Marc Aurèle.“These lectures were eloquent exhortations to virtue, filled with quotations chiefly from Plato and Homer, their philosophical content deriving from Platonism and Cynicism... To accompany his editio princeps Henri Estienne published the Latin version byArchbishop Cosimo Pazzi of Florence” (Schreiber). Artist or Maker MAXIMUS TYRIUS Notes 77-livres anciens et modernes;203-Livres & Manuscrits