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1818-1820 Les Vies de Hommes Illustres de Plutarque
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A new and revised edition of this translation of Plutarch's Parallel Lives, or Lives of Illustrious Men, in French.
French. Complete in thirteen volumes. Part of a larger set of twenty-five volumes along with other titles. New edition, revised. A series of biographies of illustrious Greeks and Romans, arranged in pairs to illuminate their common virtues or failings. The surviving lives comprises twenty-three pairs of biographies typically of one Greek and one Roman with similar destinies, for example Alexander the Great is paired with Julius Caesar. This is a work of incredible importance, providing a source of information about the individuals and the times they lived in. Contains a supplement to the work, translated by A. Allegre, from volume nine to twelve. With a table of contents and index to volume thirteen. Written by Plutarch, a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. Translated from the Greek by Jacques Amyot, a French Renaissance bishop, scholar, writer and translator and Grand Almoner of France. With notes and observations by MM. Brotier, Vauvilliers, and Clavier.
In the original full mottled calf binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and fading to the spines. The odd small mark to the boards. Minor loss to the head of the spine of volume eleven. Boards lightly cocked. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Light age toning to the extremities.
Overall: Very Good Indeed
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