{"product_id":"etsy-current-4526963532","title":"Meditations by Marcus Aurelius Leather Bound Book | Memento Mori Collector's Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e## Relic Edition — Meditations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*\"You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do, say, and think.\"*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor nearly two thousand years, the words of Marcus Aurelius have survived the empire that gave them birth. Written not for an audience, but for himself, these reflections on virtue, mortality, hardship, and gratitude became one of the most enduring works ever committed to paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Relic Edition bears upon its face the image of Marcus Aurelius himself, divided between life and death. One half remains the philosopher-emperor, the other a reminder that rank, power, and flesh are fleeting. Laurel branches surround him beneath the arches of Rome, symbols of duty, honor, and the triumph of virtue over circumstance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse bears the ancient hourglass framed by ruined architecture and wreaths of victory. Beneath it rests the passage that has become synonymous with Stoicism:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*\"You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do, say, and think.\"*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTogether, the two covers form a meditation on Memento Mori—the awareness that all things pass, and that wisdom lies not in resisting time, but in making proper use of the time granted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinished in aged leather and given the character of a volume that has endured generations, the Relic Edition presents the writings of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus in a form worthy of the thoughts contained within.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot a celebration of death, but a reminder to live well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e---\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e### Features\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Sculpted relief portrait of Marcus Aurelius\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Memento Mori hourglass reverse cover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Roman arches and laurel motifs throughout\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Genuine leather binding\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Antiqued relic finish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Decorative embossed spine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Hardcover construction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Individually finished by hand\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eINSIDE COVERS (DOUBLURES) — USD $400 PER BOOK\u003cbr\u003eCarry the artwork inside the binding. 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