Plutarque - Les Hommes illustres grecs et romains -
Plutarque Les Hommes illustres grecs et romains Comparez l'un à l'autre par Plutarque de Chéronnée. De la version de grec en françois, par Iacques Amyot. published by Paris, Frédéric Léonard, Imprimerie de Jérémie Bouillerot and the imprimerie de Michel Brunet ».collation: [] and ] pages, full leather binding of the time, format: Lack of leather on top and bottom of the back, corners dented, fresh inside, a few small stains on a few pages. Monumental decorated edition with very many historiated initials or decorated with 57 portraits finely engraved in the text by Baker and Ladame.With addition in this last edition, detailed summaries on each life, annotations in the margins, and tables of contents. Figures intaglio of the illustrious men, drawn from ancient medallions, and a timeline marking the time of their lives. Read More