{"product_id":"marcus-aurelius-meditation-london-1897-123896","title":"[Meditations].","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003efinely printed by the Chiswick Press\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\u003eSmall 8vo (16.5 x 10 cm); title in red and black, woodcut head and tailpieces, printed on thick paper, bookplate to front pastedown, slight spotting to endpapers; contemporary half brown morocco for Hatchards of Picadilly, covers ruled in gilt, gilt spine in 6 compartments, top-edge gilt, minor wear, very good or better; [8], 287, [1]pp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"AURELIUS, Marcus.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57170509726071,"sku":"123896","price":550.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/123896_6dfda248-75a7-47df-b2ac-441086202e57.jpg?v=1781283471","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/products\/marcus-aurelius-meditation-london-1897-123896","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}