The fourth volume of Plutarch's lives· Translated from the Greek, by several hands.

All titles

• The fourth volume of Plutarch's lives· Translated from the Greek, by several hands.
• Lives. English. Vol. IV
• Vitae parallelae

People / Organizations

• Plutarch of Chaeronea (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for Jacob Tonson at the Judges-Head in Chancery-lane, near Fleetstreet, 1685.

Added name

Burghers, Michael, 1647 or 1648-1727, engraver.

Publication year

1685

ESTC No.

R231052

Grub Street ID

103245

Description

[4], 400, 391-515, [3], 361-712 p., [7] leaves of plates : table, ports. ; 8°.

Note

With an engraved frontispiece (plate), signed: MBurghers delin et sculp

Most of the lives have portraits at the beginning and two of these are are included within the pagination and register (Phocion, 2L8v; Agis and Cleomenes, 3L8v). However, the portraits of Agesilaus, Pompey, Alexander, Julius Caesar, Cato, and Tiberius and Caius are plates. Most of the portraits are signed by M. Burghers

Text continuous despite pagination.