Object details

Object number

v.2.a.5.40

Creator(s)

• Epictetus (Hierapolis, 50 - 125, Nicopolis ad Istrum) - primary
• Kegan Paul, Trench & Co. (active London, 1878 - 1889) - publisher
• T. W. Rolleston (Glasshouse Shinrone, Ireland, 1857 - 1920) - translator

Title

The encheiridion of Epictetus

Date

1881

Medium

Ink on paper

Language

English

Publication Place

London

Description

1 vol., xxix [1] 59 [2] p., 12°

Signatures, inscriptions, and markings

Inscribed: autograph of Francis Marion Crawford

Provenance

Gift from the American novelist Francis Marion Crawford (1854-1909) to Isabella Stewart Gardner in 1882.

Commentary

Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.

Gallery

Vatichino

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