Creator
Iamblichus, et al.
Title
De Mysteriis Aegyptiorum, Chaldaeorum, Assyriorum …
Coverage
Venice
Publisher
Aldus Manutius
Date
September 1497
Description
Although printed in Latin, this collection of works by classical and Byzantine neo-platonist writers stands as part of Aldus’s intent to publish the entirety of the Platonic tradition. The book includes works by Iamblichus, Proclus, Psellus, Pythagoras, Xenocrates, and others. The texts were translated and edited by the scholar Marsilio Ficino (1433–1499), and dedicated to Giovanni de' Medici, the future Pope Leo X. From the collections of George John Warren, 5th Baron Vernon (1803–1866), John A. Saks (1913–1983), and George Abrams (1919–2001).
Source
From the collection of G. Scott Clemons.