The philosophie: commonlie called The morals written by the learned philosopher Plutarch of Chaeronea

Author

Plutarch

Title

The philosophie: commonlie called The morals written by the learned philosopher Plutarch of Chaeronea

Date

1603

Place

London

Publisher

Printed by A. Hatfield

Contributor

Philemon Holland

Note

OTHER:

Ornamented capitals, and printer's devices throughout. Front and Back Cover loose. Inside cover with anonymous bookplate of Percy, of Northumberland (17th cent?) (under CRRS bookplate).

INSCRIPTION:

See p. 3 for possible handwritten ownership inscription.

MS NOTES:

A few m.s. notes in two different hands found throughout.

BINDING:

Early brown leather tooled with flowers in gold. Spine reads Plutarch's Morals 1603.

FORMAT:

Large Folio. [8] 1363 [64] pages.

CONDITION:

"Errata": p. [62]-[64] On spine: Plutarch's Morals Copy imperfect: p. 665-668 wanting; several pages incorrectly numbered; ms. notes on margins

Library Catalog

https://crrs.ca/rare_books/crrs-rare-book-retrieval-requests/

Num Pages

4

Call Number

PA4374 .M6 1603

Item Type

Book

Collection

Citation

Plutarch, “The philosophie: commonlie called The morals written by the learned philosopher Plutarch of Chaeronea,” Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies (CRRS) Rare Book Collection, accessed December 6, 2024, https://crrs.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/9121.