Libanius, Federic Morel, Claude Morel

Libanii Sophistae Praeludia oratoria LXXII. Declamationes XLV. et Dissertationes morales. Federicus Morellus regius interpres e mss. maxime Reg. Bibliothecae nunc primuum edidit. : idemque Latine vertit ... [2 volumes, complete, 1606-1627]

Paris: 1606-1627. Two volumes (complete), folio, published 1606 (vol. I) and 1627 (vol. II). Dark calf binding, paler leather spine with raised bands, leather and gilt title spine label, new endpapers. Engraved vignette title page, engraved section headings and initial caps, pp (86) 948, index (34) ; (xiv), 735, index (25). Scratching and rubbing to boards (particularly vol. II), edges rubbed. Previous owner's signatures, dated 1765. Faint Latin inscription title page both volumes. Very good condition.[this is a very heavy set - please inquire regarding postage rates]

Complete in 2 volumes, text in Latin and Greek. The works of Libanius (c. 314 - 393 AD), a teacher of rhetoric of the Sophist school in the Eastern Roman Empire, and one of the best documented teachers of higher education in the ancient world. He was a pagan but some of his students were notable Christians. This edition includes writing on his work by Fredericus Morellus (Federic Morel), a French printer and professor. Item #103803

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