Three Books on Life

This photograph captures the fore-edge of a substantial, closed volume. The edges of the paper are adorned with a red speckled pattern, a decorative technique used to protect the edges from dust and wear. A formal, calligraphic title is handwritten in dark ink horizontally across the center of the page edges.

original: "Opera Marsilii Ficin." Marsilio Ficino (1433–1499) was a central figure of the Italian Renaissance, known for translating the works of Plato and leading the Platonic Academy in Florence.

Marsilio Ficino (1433–1499): A preeminent philosopher and priest of the Florentine Renaissance who revived Neoplatonism.
Works: original: "Opera" This refers to the "Collected Works" or a significant compilation of the author's writings.
Fore-edge title: A method of labeling books by writing on the closed edges of the paper, allowing for identification regardless of how the book was oriented on a shelf.