Shelfmark
Fa.9.12 - Fa.9.15
Author
Title
Plutarchi chaeronensis parallela, seu vitæ parallelæ. Id est, vitæ illustrium virorum, quos binos quasi paria composuit. Seu, vitæ comparatae. Interprete Hermanno Cruserio, I.C. atque illustrissimi ducis Cliuensis consiliario.
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Plutarchi vitarum comparatarum tomus secundus
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Plvtarchi vitarvm comparatarum tomus secundus
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Plutarchi vitae comparatae, Artistidis et M. Catonis Maioris
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Plutarchi vitarum comparatarum tomus tertius
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Plvtarchi vitarvm comparatarum tomus tertius
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Plutarchi vitae comparatae Alexandri & C. Ivlii Caesaris
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In Plutarchi vitas comparatas index rerum
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Plvtarchi vitarvm comparatarvm appendix
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Plutarchi vitarum comparatarum appendix
Publication, distribution, etc.
s.l : s.n, [1561?].
Physical description
4v ; 8vo.
Note
In four volumes (COPAC entry for Heythrop copy only lists 3 vols.).
Note
Complete lack of imprint details: no title pages with imprint (missing?), no colophons with imprint. The date of printing suggested by Heythrop cataloguer.
Note
Vol.II has title page (which is the first page in the book, with sign. AAi, followed by numbered page 3, with sign. AAii). Title on title page (page [1]): "Plvtarchi vitarvm comparatarum tomus secundus". Dedication begins on page 3: "Reverendissimo in Christo patri ac domino, D.Ioanni, archiepiscopo Treuerensi, sacri Romani imperij per Gallia & regnum Arelatense archicancellario, & principi Electori, domino suo clementissimo Hermannus Cruserius S.P.D". Text begins on page 6: "Plvtarchi vitae comparatae, Artistidis et M. Catonis Maioris, Hermano Crvserio I.C. interprete".
Note
Each volume has separate pagination and signatures: Vol. I - 16, 506p; Vol.II - 552p; Vol.III - 621, [3], [129], [1]p., where: 621 numbered pages of main text, 3 unnumbered blank pages, 129 unnumbered pages of index and 1 final unnumbered blank page. Vol. IV - 467, [1]p.
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Vol. III has title page (which is the first page in the book, with sign. AAA.j., followed by numbered page 3, with sign. AAA.ij.). Title on title page (page [1]): "Plvtarchi vitarvm comparatarum tomus tertius". Dedication begins on page 3: "Serenissimo ac potentissimo principi ac domino, D.Philippo, regi Hispaniarum, vtriusque Siciliae, Neapolis, Hierusalem, & c. domino suo clementis. Hermannus Cruserius S.P.D.". Text begins on page 6: "Plvtarchi vitae comparatae Alexandri & C. Ivlii Caesaris, Hermanno Crvserio I.C. interprete".
Note
This is a translation from Greek into Latin.
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Interpretor's name from title-page"Hermanno Cruserio", or "Hermannus Cruserius".
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Vol. III includes 129 pages of index: "In Plutarchi vitas comparatas Index rerum & verborum memorabilium..." at the end of the book.
Provenance
Bookplate of John Reynolds, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
Binding
17th? century brown calf; double gold fillet to form a border; four raised bands; gold spine title.
Subject
Greece Biography Early works to 1800.
Subject
Rome Biography Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1667 - 1727 former owner.
Identifier
B18871