Year/Century: 16th century
Language: Latin
Subject: Illustrated
Binding: Leather
Description: The lives of the Greco-Roman and Gothic heroes, compared one to the other. Translations of "Grace" into French for "Jaques Amyot" Traduites de la langue latina, elles sont adouvées de nouvelles années d'Annibal et de l'Afrique. The lives of deceitful Greek and Roman individuals, juxtaposed with one another. TRANSLATOR: MESSIRE JAQUES AMYOT FROM GREEK INTO FRENCH. by Plutarch Paris; 1583 Large folio: 10 by 15" [72]-1347-[1 bl.]-34-[2 bl.] pages. Renowned French translation by J. Amyot, with Charles de L'Écluse's accounts of the lives of Hannibal and Scipio Africanus. Woodcut illustrations include a big Du Puys device, 52 in-text portraits, and a portrait of Plutarch on the title verso. Completely marbled calf, red margins, and a gold decorative spine with raised bands. Excellent interior, title page margins mended, minor wear and tear on the binding, and some scratches and rubbing on the leather.
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