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Guide to Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, Spurious works. Manuscript, ca. 1450

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Title:	Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, Spurious works. Manuscript (Ms 42)
Dates:	ca. 1450
Manuscript Number:	Codex Ms 42
Size:	1 volume; 21 x 15 cm
Repository:	Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.
Abstract:	Philosophical texts on morality. Text in Latin. Codex Ms 42.

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When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, Spurious works. Manuscript, Codex Ms 42, Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library.

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Moral texts attributed (probably spuriously) to the stoic philosopher Seneca (ca. 4 BCE-65 CE): De quatuor virtutibus, De remediis fortuitorum, and Ex epistolis Senecae (which may be genuine). Bound in modern vellum. Text in Latin.

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Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D.
Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)

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Volume 1

Codex Ms 42

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