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The lives 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 ... ; with 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.
Author
Plutarch
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Uniform title
Lives.
English
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Imprinted at London : By Richard Field for George Bishop, 1603.
Description
[14], 1103, [5], 136, [30] p. ; 34 cm. (fol.)
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Special Collections - Rare Books
2742.321.603q Oversize
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Subject(s)
Greece
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Biography
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Rome
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Biography
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Related name
North, Thomas, Sir, 1535-1601?
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Goulart, Simon, 1543-1628
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Acciaiuoli, Donato, 1429-1478
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Former owner
Esher, Reginald Baliol Brett, Viscount, 1852-1930
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Contains
Nepos, Cornelius.
Vitae excellentium imperatorum.
Selections.
English
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Notes
"The liues of Epaminondas, of Philip of Macedon, of Dionysius the Elder, and of Octavius Caesar Augustus ... " have special t.p.
"The liues of Hannibal and of Scipio African" are attributed to Donato Acciaiuoli.
Signatures: A⁸ (-A1?) B-5A⁶ a-n⁶ o⁸ (-o8).
Includes index.
Provenance
Ex copy: Armorial bookplate Esher '(i.e. Reginald Baliol Brett, Viscount Esher, 1852-1930); Bookplate with monogram RB (presumably, Reginald Brett).
References
ESTC S115984
STC (2nd ed.) 20068a
LCCN
96218322
OCLC
36074818
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