"Seneca - Tragoediae Cum Notis Th. Farnabii. Amsterdami, Johannem Blaeu, 1656. Vintage Binding"
SENECA - Tragoediae cum notis Th. Farnabii. Amsterdami, Johannem Blaeu, 1656; in-12, VI pp. + 363 pp., period full-calf binding, spine decorated with raised bands, stamped and gilt covers with fillets and decorations, gilt top (fragile joints, crowns in fair condition). Seneca the Philosopher (L.-Annæus Seneca) famous Latin writer born in Cordoba in 3 or 4 AD, devoted himself to philosophy and eloquence. He was Nero's tutor and greatly influenced, through his stoicism, the authors of the 18th century, such as Corneille for example. Seneca was driven to suicide by slitting his veins in his bath, being compromised in Pison's conspiracy. Book commented and annotated by Thomas Farnaby. Good condition. 
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