DE LAPIDIBUS BY: THEOPHRASTUS

FEATURES: DE LAPIDIBUS  BY: THEOPHRASTUS

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A) CONDITION BOOK: NEAR FINE - HARD BOUND

B) CONDITION DUST JACKET: FINE - NOT PRICE CLIPPED [45 SHILLINGS] BRODART

C) FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING - OXFORD PRESS 1965

D) NOTE: DATES FROM ABOUT 300 BC. FROM FLYLEAF "EARLIEST CLASSICAL TREATISE ON MINEROLOGY." SCARCE. 141 PAGES.

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Theophrastus (/θiːəˈfræstəs/; Greek: Θεόφραστος Theόphrastos; c. 371 – c. 287 BC^[3]), a Greek philosopher and the successor to Aristotle in the Peripatetic school. He was a native of Eresos in Lesbos.^[4] His given name was Tyrtamus (Τύρταμος); his nickname Θεόφραστος (or 'godly phrased') was given by Aristotle, his teacher, for his "divine style of expression".

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He came to Athens at a young age and initially studied in Plato's school. After Plato's death, he attached himself to Aristotle who took to Theophrastus in his writings. When Aristotle fled Athens, Theophrastus took over as head of the Lyceum.^[4] Theophrastus presided over the Peripatetic school for thirty-six years, during which time the school flourished greatly. He is often considered the father of botany for his works on plants.^[5] After his death, the Athenians honoured him with a public funeral. His successor as head of the school was Strato of Lampsacus.

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