Index eorum quae hoc in libro habentur : Iamblichus De mysteriis Aegyptiorum, Chaldaeorum, Assyriorum : Proclus In Platonicum Alcibiadem de anima, at[que] demone : Proclus De sacrificio, & magia : Porphyrius De diuinis, at[que] daemonibus : Synesius Platonicus De somniis : Psellus De daemonibus : Expositio Prisciani, & Marsilii in Theophrastum de sensu, phantasia, & intellectu : Alcinoi Platonici philosophi, Liber de doctrina Platonis : Speusippi Platonis discipuli, Liber de Platonis definitionibus : Pythagorae philosophi Aurea uerba : Symbola Pithagorae philosophi : Xenocratis philosophi Platonici, Liber de morte : Mercurii Trismegisti Pimander : Eiusdem Asclepius : Marsilii Ficini De triplici uita lib[ri] II : eiusdem Liber de uoluptate : eiusdem De sole & lumine libri II : Apolgia eiusdem in librum suum de lumine : eiusdem Libellus de magis : Quod necessaria sit securitas, & tranquillitas amini : Praeclarissimarum sententiarum huius operis breuis annotatio.

Bookseller's description: Second Aldine edition, considerably expanded from the first Aldine edition of 1497, and, according to Hoffmann, more correct than the first. The edition is the first to include the two foundational hermetic texts Poemandres and Asclepius, ascribed to Hermes Trismegistus. Th...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Iamblichus, approximately 250-approximately 330
Proclus, approximately 410-485
Porphyry, approximately 234-approximately 305
Synesius, of Cyrene, Bishop of Ptolemais
Psellus, Michael
Priscianus, Lydus, active 6th century
Alcinous, active 2nd century
Albinus
Speusippus
Ficino, Marsilio, 1433-1499 (Translator, Editor)
Torresanus, Andreas, de Asula, 1451-1529 (Printer)
Manuzio, Aldo, 1449 or 1450-1515, eredi di (Printer)
Leo X, Pope, 1475-1521 (Dedicatee)
Language:Latin
Language of the Original:
Greek, Modern (1453-)
Language and/or Writing System:
Latin; Roman type.
Published: Venetiis [Venice] : In aedibus Aldi, et Andreae soceri, mense Nouembri MDXVI [November 1516]
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Ownership and Custodial History:
Early manuscript notes in Italian and calculations on title page, including, "[...] questa mia ai[?] dico [...] [q]esto sarà sempre" and "Bisogna fare quello, si può fare fa [...]"; early notes and other markings to index and contents list at end; early manicule on leaf S8v; 19th-century bookseller's label on front paste-down: Si vende a M[ichelangelo] Fumanelli librajo alle arche in Verona; clipping with manuscript bibliographical notes in French in a 19th-century hand on verso of front free end-paper; two-page bookseller's description by George Robert Minkoff Rare Books, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, available in MS 466, Box 2, Folder 88.
Local Note:
MSU: Lacking final leaf (replaced in facsimile).
MSU: Substantial marginal repairs to title leaf, with no loss of text or device on title, but affecting a few words of dedicatory epistle on verso (lost letters supplied in manuscript in an early hand); quires S-Y with wormhole to top margin, mostly affecting running title, but on several pages affecting a few letters of the text.
Binding Information:
In early 19th-century half calf with marbled paper over paste-paper boards; gilt tooled spine; red and green leather spine labels with lettering in gilt; inscription on head of text block: O[per]a diuersa Platonicor[um].
Physical Description:177, that is, 175 pages, 1 unnumbered leaves ; 31 cm (folio)
Variant Title:
Index eorvm qvae hoc in libro habentvr
Iamblichus De mysteriis Aegyptiorum, Chaldaeorum, Assyriorum
De mysteriis Aegyptiorum, Chaldaeorum, Assyriorum
Other Uniform Title:Corpus Hermeticum.
Axiochus.
Golden verses.
Format: Book

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