{"product_id":"marcus-aurelius-meditations-london-1900-123548","title":"[Meditations].","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003ebound by Riviere \u0026amp; Son\u003c\/h4\u003eA finely printed example of this important work of Stoic philosophy by the last of Rome's Five Good Emperors, exquisitely bound by Riviere \u0026amp; Son in brown morocco with gilt panel design.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarcus Aurelius composed his \u003cem\u003eMeditations\u003c\/em\u003e 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\u003e\u003ci\u003e8vo (22.5 x 14.5 cm); title, woodcut initials and headers in red and black, photographic frontispiece, library blindstamp to title-page; contemporary brown morocco by Riviere \u0026amp; Son, gilt Regency panel design to covers, spine lettered in gilt, joints a little rubbed, spine an extremities slightly faded, very good.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"AURELIUS, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57636624138615,"sku":"123548","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/123548_01.jpg?v=1792774712","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/products\/marcus-aurelius-meditations-london-1900-123548","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}