Astrid Guillon Maison de ventes aux enchères
296
-
EMPEDOCLES & PARMENIDES. Fragments of Empedocles and Parmeni…
See original version (French)
296
-
EMPEDOCLES & PARMENIDES. Fragments of Empedocles and Parmeni…
See original version (French)
Estimate €60 - €70
Voluntary lot
Description
EMPEDOCLES & PARMENIDES. Fragments of Empedocles and Parmenides from the Turin Codex, restored and annotated by Amedeo Peyron. This work also discusses the authentic Greek text of Simplicius’s Commentary on Aristotle’s *On the Heavens and the World*. Leipzig [Lipsiæ], published by I.A.G. Weigel, 1810. In-8°, 70, [6] pp. Marbled fawn half-basane, plain spine with decorative lettering, title page in blond morocco. (Contemporary binding).
Red seal of Philippe LE BAS (1794–1860), French Hellenist, epigraphist, archaeologist and translator. A senior lecturer at the École normale supérieure, head of the Sorbonne library, member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, and president of the Institut de France, he is best known as the tutor to Napoleon III.
Accidental damage with a tear at the top of the spine.
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
About the sale
ONLINE MULTISPECIALITIES Last session of the season
Auction location
Auction time
07/02/2026 at 5:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
You may also like