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Justus LipsiusOpera
The first complete collected edition of Lipsius, bringing together his philosophical, political, historical and philological writings in two imposing folio volumes.
- Edition
- First complete edition · Two folio volumes · Illustrated
- Format
- Two folio volumes · Lyon, Horace Cardon
- Availability
- Price on request
Bibliographical details
Later half leather in period style; boards loosened. Engraved title and portrait, numerous illustrations. Browning, foxing, marginal damp staining and an old library stamp.
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The 1613 Lyon edition is the first complete, systematic collection of the writings of Justus Lipsius. Philosophy, philology, political theory, antiquarian research and correspondence appear as parts of a single project.
Lipsius’s revival of Stoicism offered an ethic of constancy and self-command to a Europe marked by religious conflict and political instability.
The engraved portrait, title and numerous historical and military illustrations give the two folio volumes a powerful visual dimension, complementing one of the most influential bodies of scholarship of the late Renaissance.
Further photographs and a complete condition report are available on request.