La Vita de Philosophi

Author Written by Laertius Diogenes Roman

Publisher Published for ("ad petitione di") Ser Piero Pacini da Pescia Italian

February 22, 1505

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Title: La Vita de Philosophi
Author: Written by Laertius Diogenes (Roman, active 3rd century CE)
Publisher: Published for ("ad petitione di") Ser Piero Pacini da Pescia (Italian, active Florence ca. 1495-1514)
Published in: Florence
Date: February 22, 1505
Medium: Printed book with woodcut illustration.
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925
Object Number: 25.30.34
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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