The liues of the noble Grecians and Romaines, compared together by that graue learned philosopher and historiographer, Plutarke of Chaeronea. Translated out of Greeke into French by Iames Amiot abbot of Bellozane, Bishop of Auxerre, one of the Kings priuie Counsell, and great Amner of France. VVith the liues of Hannibal and of Scipio African: translated out of Latine into French by Charles de l'Escluse, and out of French into English, by Sir Thomas North Knight. Hereunto are also added the liues of Epaminondas, of Philip of Macedon, of Dionysius the elder, tyrant of Sicilia, of Augustus Caesar, of Plutarke, and of Seneca: with the liues of nine other excellent chiefetaines of warre: collected out of Aemylius Probus, by S.G. S. and Englished by the aforesaid translator.
1603
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The liues of the noble Grecians and Romaines, compared together by that graue learned philosopher and historiographer, Plutarke of Chaeronea. Translated out of Greeke into French by Iames Amiot abbot of Bellozane, Bishop of Auxerre, one of the Kings priuie Counsell, and great Amner of France. VVith the liues of Hannibal and of Scipio African: translated out of Latine into French by Charles de l'Escluse, and out of French into English, by Sir Thomas North Knight. Hereunto are also added the liues of Epaminondas, of Philip of Macedon, of Dionysius the elder, tyrant of Sicilia, of Augustus Caesar, of Plutarke, and of Seneca: with the liues of nine other excellent chiefetaines of warre: collected out of Aemylius Probus, by S.G. S. and Englished by the aforesaid translator.
Uniform title
Lives. English
Lives of Epaminondas, of Philip of Macedon, of Dionysius the elder, and of Octavius Caesar Augustus.
Vitae. Selections. English.
Lives of Epaminondas, of Philip of Macedon, of Dionysius the elder, and of Octavius Caesar Augustus.
Vitae. Selections. English.
Created/published
Imprinted at London : By Richard Field for Thomas VVight, 1603.
Description
[16], 1,103, [1]; [4], 136, [32] p. : ports. (woodcuts) ; (fol.)
Associated name
Plutarch. author.
Goulart, Simon, 1543-1628.
North, Thomas, Sir, 1535-1601?
Nepos, Cornelius.
Acciaiuoli, Donato, 1429-1478.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.
Goulart, Simon, 1543-1628.
North, Thomas, Sir, 1535-1601?
Nepos, Cornelius.
Acciaiuoli, Donato, 1429-1478.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.
Note
A translation of: Vitae parallelae.
The lives of Hannibal and Scipio Africanus are attributed to Donato Acciaiuoli.
Signatures: A⁸ B-5A⁶; a-n⁶ o⁸.
The first leaf and the last leaf are blank.
"The liues of Epaminondas, of Philip of Macedon, of Dionysius the elder, and of Octauius Caesar Augustus" is a reissue of STC 20071 with variant imprint date and an added index. It is a translation by North of a compilation by Simon Goulart of Senlis, partly from the "Vitae excellentium imperatorum" of Cornelius Nepos ("Aemylius Probus").
One of three imprint variants of this edition.
The lives of Hannibal and Scipio Africanus are attributed to Donato Acciaiuoli.
Signatures: A⁸ B-5A⁶; a-n⁶ o⁸.
The first leaf and the last leaf are blank.
"The liues of Epaminondas, of Philip of Macedon, of Dionysius the elder, and of Octauius Caesar Augustus" is a reissue of STC 20071 with variant imprint date and an added index. It is a translation by North of a compilation by Simon Goulart of Senlis, partly from the "Vitae excellentium imperatorum" of Cornelius Nepos ("Aemylius Probus").
One of three imprint variants of this edition.
ESTC staff note
rpm 06/20/96
Signatures from DFo.
Signatures from DFo.
Exhibited
Copy 3. Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 1992. Fine and Historic Bookbindings (catalog entry 8:3)
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 20068
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S105931
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S105931
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Genre/form
Annotations.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
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STC 20068 copy 1
Folger-specific note
Calf binding with gilt blocked central ornament, acorn tools at corners of inner panel of gilt and blind fillets; initials 'G T' on covers (upside-down on front); monogram on head-edge and manuscript initials 'H M' on tail-edge. Manuscript notes and markings. Provenance: armorial bookplate of Robert Marsham; inscriptions on t.p.: GB ? thorpe and Alen marsham; Harmsworth copy
Folger accession
HH166/35
Call number
STC 20068 copy 2
Folger-specific note
Lacking blanks and 2H2 with the missing text supplied by two leaves (2I2-3) from the 1595 ed. (STC 20067). Provenance: inscriptions of John Graham; W.T. Smedley copy
Folger accession
Smedley
Call number
STC 20068 copy 3 (flat)
Folger-specific note
Green velvet binding with gilt decoration and initials 'C S' on covers; remains of ties. Lacking first blank and t.p. Provenance: possibly Charles Somerset (1587 or 1588-1665)
Folger accession
cs1772