PLUTARCH. Les Vies des Hommes Illustres Grecs et Romains . . . translatée de Grec en François par Messire Jacques Amyot. Woodcut medallion portraits within type ornament borders throughout. [16], 1336, [43] pages. Folio, modern gilt-panelled vellum with remnants of thong ties; title lightly soiled, with vertical crease and old scored inscriptions, scattered light marginal foxing and stains. Lausanne: François Le Preux, 1574
Later edition of Amyot's celebrated 1559 translation. "A unique contribution to French literature, this work established Amyot as a scholar and stylist ranking with Rabelais and Montaigne. Its influence on French thought and letters was considerable, and it also served as the basis for Sir Thomas North's English translation"--Harvard/Mortimer-French, page 548.
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