Plutarque & Jacques Amyot - Les Vies des Hommes Illustres / Les Œuvres Morales de Plutarque - 1607-1609

Rare two-volume edition accompanying the French translation by Jacques Amyot and mentioning the dates 1607 and 1609, which brings together two fundamental aspects of the literary and philosophical heritage of Greco-Roman Antiquity -

Plutarch, Greek writer and philosopher born in the 1st century CE, is mainly known for his biographies of great historical figures and for his numerous treatises devoted to morality, education, religion, politics, and human conduct -

In the Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, he brings together the journeys of Greek and Roman figures to highlight their qualities, their flaws, their ambitions and the consequences of their decisions on the fate of peoples -

The biographies of military leaders, statesmen and prominent figures of ancient history thus allow studying the levers of power, political responsibilities, courage, prudence, generosity, ambition and the dangers of pride -

Plutarch & Jacques Amyot - The Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans (Volume I) / The Moral Works of Plutarch (Volume II) - 1907/1609 - Pierre Chevallier -
Approximately 560-1300 pages

Good condition of bindings, volumes in their full period calfskin, endpapers and wear, some minor defects on boards and spine, headcaps, corners and hinges worn, foxing on the edges, red speckled edges, spine with raised bands, gilded titles and volume divisions -

Good inner condition, some stains and a water stain on the first volume, nice vignette and ink annotations on the title page, engraved portraits of the noble men in the text, endpapers in decent condition, good overall -

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