DIOGENES LAERT-

ius, on the lives, teachings, and

sayings of those who distinguished themselves

in philosophy, ten books.

original: "ΔΙΟΓΕΝΟΥΣ ΛΑΕΡτίου περὶ βίων, δογμάτων καὶ ἀποφθεγμάτων τῶν ἐν φιλοσοφίᾳ εὐδοκιμησάντων, βιβλία ι̅." Diogenes Laertius is the author of this 3rd-century CE biographical encyclopedia of Greek philosophers.

OF DIOGENES LAERTIUS ON THE

lives, teachings, and sayings of

those who became famous

in philosophy, ten books.

original: "DIOGENIS LAERTII DE vitis, dogmatis & apophthegmatis eorum qui in philosophia claruerunt, libri X." This is the Latin translation of the Greek title above, as the edition is bilingual.

In which many passages are restored to their original integrity from many

ancient manuscripts, and those in which

anything was missing are completed. With the annotations

of Henri Estienne.

original: "Henr. Stephani." Henri Estienne (also known as Henricus Stephanus) was a towering figure in Renaissance printing and scholarship, famous for his "Thesaurus of the Greek Language."

FRAGMENTS OF THE PYTHAGOREAN

philosophers.

original: "PYTHAG. PHILOSOPHORUM fragmenta." Pythagoras was a legendary philosopher and mathematician; this section includes remnants of the writings of his followers.

With a Latin translation.

original: "Cum Latina interpretatione." This indicates that the Greek text is accompanied by a Latin translation for the convenience of 16th-century scholars.

A woodcut depicts the printer's mark of Henri Estienne (Henricus Stephanus). It features a large, mature olive tree with some branches being cut off and others being grafted, symbolizing the pruning of errors and the grafting of new scholarship onto ancient wisdom. To the right of the tree stands a bearded man in a long, academic or philosopher's robe, gesturing with his hand toward the tree. A decorative ribbon or banner is entwined among the tree's branches, bearing the Latin motto: "NOLI ALTVM SAPERE," which means "Be not high-minded" or "Do not be wise in your own conceits" (a reference to the New Testament, Romans 11:20).

IN THE YEAR 1570,

Printed by Henri Estienne.

original: "Excudebat Henricus Stephanus." The Estienne family were the premier "scholar-printers" of the Reformation era, known for the textual accuracy and beautiful typography of their editions.