ΠΛΟΥΤΑΡΧΟΥ, ΑΠΟΦΘΕΓΜΑΤΑ.

Plutarch; Edited by M. Maittaire. ΠΛΟΥΤΑΡΧΟΥ, ΑΠΟΦΘΕΓΜΑΤΑ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΩΝ. ΑΠΟΦΘΕΓΜΑΤΑ ΛΑΚΩΝΙΚΑ ΤΑ ΠΑΛΛΙΑ ΤΩΝ ΛΑΚΕΔΑΙΜΙΟΩΝ ΕΠΙΤΗΔΕΥΜΑΤΑ, ΑΠΟΦΘΕΓΜΑΤΑ ΛΑΚΑΙΝΩΝ.
Plutarchi Apophthegmata Regum et Imperatorum. Apophthegmata Laconica. Antiqua Lacedæmoniorum Instituta. Apophthegmata Lacænarum. Londini. Gul. Darres & Claud. Dubosc. 1741
Large Quarto: (4)+96+107 pages.
Beautifully printed edition of works attributed to Plutarch printed in London. One of the essays of the Moraliathe Apothegmataor sayings of the kings and Spartans. Half calf over marbled boards, [marbled papers torn, revealing boards]. Title, prelims and page 1 toned ; light stain to edge and gutter of pages 5/6, 7; pages 33,
96-100 with light stains.; end papers toned.

Plutarch, (born 46 AD, Chaeronea, Boeotia [Greece]—died after 119 AD)
was a biographer and author whose works strongly influenced the evolution of the essay, the biography, and historical writing in Europe from the 16th to the 19th century. Among his approximately 227 works, the most important are the Bioi parallēloi (Parallel Lives), in which he recounts the noble deeds and characters of Greek and Roman soldiers, legislators, orators, and statesmen, and the Moralia a series of more than 60 essays on ethical, religious, physical, political, and literary topics.
Brunet IV, 747. Graesse 5: 358. 320 by 245mm (12½ by 9¾ inches).   ref: 3081  €1200