Lucio Anneo Séneca - L. Annaei Senecae Opera - 1652
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L. Annaei Senecae Opera, a monumental folio edition in Latin by Lucio Anneo Séneca, printed in 1652 by Ex Officina Plantiniana Balthasaris Moreti in Antwerp, bound in leather with restored spine and 17th‑century gold tooling, comprises 980 pages, measures 38 cm by 24 cm, and features a copper frontispiece and engravings based on designs by Peter Paul Rubens.
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L. Annaei Senecae Philosophi Opera Quae Exstant Omnia
Author: Lucio Anneo Séneca (Commentaries and notes by Justo Lipsio and Libert Froidmont)
Publication Year: 1652 (M. DC. LII)
Printing: Ex Officina Plantiniana (Balthasar Moretus), Antwerp (Antuerpiae)
Format: Monumental edition in Folio Major
Illustrations: Includes a magnificent architectural frontispiece engraved in copper and engravings based on designs by Peter Paul Rubens.
Condition
Interior (Text block): Impeccable.
The period paper is complete, firm, and in excellent preservation. The preliminary pages, the main body, and the extensive final indexes remain clean, with no severe damp stains or missing leaves. Baroque typography and sharp engravings with strong contrast.
Binding: Restored / Consolidated. The original cover showed the natural deterioration of time, so the boards have been technically clad with plain light brown leather. The original period spine has been saved and inlaid, preserving its raised cords and the beautiful gold tooling and floral embossing of the seventeenth century. A solid structure, ideal both for handling and reading and for display in a library.
L. Annaei Senecae Philosophi Opera Quae Exstant Omnia
Author: Lucio Anneo Séneca (Commentaries and notes by Justo Lipsio and Libert Froidmont)
Publication Year: 1652 (M. DC. LII)
Printing: Ex Officina Plantiniana (Balthasar Moretus), Antwerp (Antuerpiae)
Format: Monumental edition in Folio Major
Illustrations: Includes a magnificent architectural frontispiece engraved in copper and engravings based on designs by Peter Paul Rubens.
Condition
Interior (Text block): Impeccable.
The period paper is complete, firm, and in excellent preservation. The preliminary pages, the main body, and the extensive final indexes remain clean, with no severe damp stains or missing leaves. Baroque typography and sharp engravings with strong contrast.
Binding: Restored / Consolidated. The original cover showed the natural deterioration of time, so the boards have been technically clad with plain light brown leather. The original period spine has been saved and inlaid, preserving its raised cords and the beautiful gold tooling and floral embossing of the seventeenth century. A solid structure, ideal both for handling and reading and for display in a library.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Literature, Philosophy
Book title
L. Annaei Senecae Opera
Author/ Illustrator
Lucio Anneo Séneca
Condition
Mixed / Multiple
Publication year oldest item
1652
Height
38 cm
Width
24 cm
Language
Latin
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Ex officina Plantiniana Balthasaris Moreti (Antverpia)
Binding/ Material
Leather
Number of pages
980
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