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The workes of Lucius Annaeus Seneca, both morrall and naturall : Containing, : 1. His bookes of benefites. 2. His epistles. 3. His booke of providence. 4. Three bookes of anger. 5. Two bookes of clemencie. 6. His booke of a blessed life. 7. His booke of the tranquilitie of the mind. 8. His booke of the constancie of a wiseman. 9. His booke of the shortnesse of life. 10. Two bookes of consolation to Martia. 11. Three bookes of consolation to Helvia. 12. His booke of consolation to Polibius. 13. His seven bookes of naturall questions

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Title: The workes of Lucius Annaeus Seneca, both morrall and naturall : Containing, : 1. His bookes of benefites. 2. His epistles. 3. His booke of providence. 4. Three bookes of anger. 5. Two bookes of clemencie. 6. His booke of a blessed life. 7. His booke of the tranquilitie of the mind. 8. His booke of the constancie of a wiseman. 9. His booke of the shortnesse of life. 10. Two bookes of consolation to Martia. 11. Three bookes of consolation to Helvia. 12. His booke of consolation to Polibius. 13. His seven bookes of naturall questions

Other titles: Workes of Lvcius Annaevs Seneca, both morrall and naturall

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Classmark: BC H de W/SEN

Creator(s): Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Additional creator(s): Lipsius, Justus (1547-1606) (Other); Lodge, Thomas (1558?-1625) (Other); Hole, William (1624) (Other); Stansby, William (fl. 1597-1638) (Other)

Related people: Lipsius, Justus; Lodge, Thomas; Hole, William; Stansby, William

Publisher: Printed by William Stansby

Publication city: London

Date(s): 1614

Language: English

Size and medium: [38], 324, 335-915, 914-917, [21] p., [1] leaf of plates

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/278571

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991000798639705181

Description

Numerous errors in pagination: p. 325-334 omitted, p.914-915 repeated in pagination; p. 501, 584, 623, 710, 835 misnumbered 503, 585, 613, 712, 845 respectively.


With additional engraved title page, undated, signed: "Ingr. by W. Hole."


Errata: p. [20] at end.


Colophon: "London, Printed by William Stansby. Anno Domini, 1614."


Head- and tail-pieces; initials (some historiated).


"The epistles" and "The memorable and famous tracts, both morall and naturall" have separate title pages, dated 1613; Stansby's printer's device on both title pages. Cf. McKerrow, R.B. Printers' and publishers' devices in England and Scotland, 1485-1640, no. 292.


"The life of Lucius Annaes Seneca, described by Iustus Lipsius" on quires c-d. (p. [15]-[38] of preliminaries); title of Latin original not identified.


Workes of Lvcius Annaevs Seneca, both morrall and naturall.


Index: p. [2]-[19] at end.


Indexed in: STC (2nd ed.) 22213.

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Signature of Anne White on title-page. Bound by Rivère as a facsimile of a 16th century Italian binding

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