{"product_id":"marcus-aurelius-meditations-london-1898-123867","title":"[Meditations].","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003eA finely printed example of this important work of Stoic philosophy by the last of Rome's Five Good Emperors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarcus Aurelius composed his Meditations between 170 and 180 AD as a private work, intended for his own moral guidance and self-improvement. The first definite mention of the text was made by Arethas of Caesarea in the 10th century, who sent a copy of the Emperors' '[writings] to himself' to Demetrius, Archbishop of Heracleia sometime before 907 AD. Although now lost, this edition is considered the likely source of the two extant manuscripts on which the present-day text is almost entirely based. The work survives to offer us a unique insight into the mind of a Roman emperor and 'philosopher king'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the library of Clive Behrens (1871-1935), husband of Charlotte Evelina Rothschild (1873-1947), great-grand-daughter of Nathan Mayer Rothschild, founder of the eponymous banking dynasty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLarge 8vo (24 x 17.5 cm); title printed in red and black, photographic frontispiece, bookplate to front pastedown, slightly spotted; contemporary Arts \u0026amp; Crafts pigskin binding, covers tooled in gilt with floral design, gilt spine in 6 compartments, top-edge gilt, others uncut, spine darkened, slightly soiled; [4], 202, [2]pp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"AURELIUS, Marcus.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57168183165303,"sku":"123867","price":741.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/123867.jpg?v=1781470938","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/en-us\/products\/marcus-aurelius-meditations-london-1898-123867","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}