Aldina - Index eorum, quae hoc in book habentur... Lot 27

Aldina - Index eorum, quae hoc in book habentur ... de mysteriis Aegyptiorum, Chaldaeorum, Assyriorum. Proclus in platonicum Alcibiadem de anima, atque daemon ... Porphyrius de divinis, atque daemonibus. Synesius Platonicus de somniis. Psellus de daemonibus. expos Venice, & nbsp; Aldo Manuzio (heirs of), Torresano Andrea, 1516. In 2 ° .Ancora aldine on the title page and on the reverse of the last card. Spaces for initials with guide letters, annotations in the margins and underlining of an ancient hand, on the title page, on the first card spots in the inner margin, booklet A & nbsp; partly detached from the body of the text, tear in c.Y, slight halos at the end, binding & nbsp; of the century XIX in half leather & nbsp; green with author and title stamped in gold. ** Second edition of this collection of Platonic essays, edited and translated by Marsilio Ficino. & nbsp; The work, which Ficino dedicated to Cardinal Giovanni de 'Medici, second son of Lorenzo de' Medici, quickly became a fundamental resource for the spread of Neoplatonic philosophy in the Renaissance. The De mysteriis , the main work of Iamblichus, was a response and a defense against Porphyry, who had criticized his religious vision. & Nbsp; Renouard 77.8. Caillet, 5489. UCLA, 131.