Scepticism.- Sextus Empiricus. Adversus

Scepticism.- Sextus Empiricus. Adversus mathematicos..., 2 parts in 1, collation: á, a-z, A-Z, aa-zz, AA-HH4, large woodcut printer's device on title and at end, woodcut head-pieces and initials, title with old ink signature at foot and with old library stamp, rather browned in parts, contemporary limp vellum with ties, spine titled in manuscript and with old paper labels, a little rubbed and marked, lacking ties, folio (290 x 195mm.), Paris, Martin Le Jeune, 1569.

⁂ First collected edition of Sextus Empiricus (fl. 200 AD), the only sceptic philosopher of antiquity whose works have survived. It includes his two major works, the Pyrrhonian Hypotyposes (or Outlines of Pyrrhonism), which had appeared in 1562 and the Adversus mathematicos (or Against the Professors) which appears in print here for the first time. The rediscovery of Sextus' writings in the sixteenth century had a major impact on Renaissance thought. The book was printed in Paris for the Paris bookseller Martin Le Jeune, but part of the edition was taken up by Christopher Plantin and issued in Antwerp under his imprint.

Literature: Adams S1026.