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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Type of record: Book
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
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.
Additional description
Signature of Anne White on title-page. Bound by Rivère as a facsimile of a 16th century Italian binding
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