The philosophie, commonlie called, The morals / written by the learned philosopher Plutarch of Chaeronea ; translated out of Greeke into English, and conferred with the Latine translations and the French, by Philemon Holland ... ; whereunto are annexed the summaries necessary to be read before every treatise.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Plutarch.

Contributor:

Holland, Philemon, 1552-1637.

Hatfield, Arnold, -1612, printer.

STC Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Moralia. English

Language:

English

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Subjects (All):

Ethics--Greece.

Ethics.

Greece.

Penn Provenance:

Furness, Horace Howard, 1833-1912 (honoree) (Furness copy)

Furness, Horace Howard, Jr. (donor) (Furness copy)

Furness, Louise Brooks Winsor (donor) (Furness copy)

Clark, Oscar (bookplate) (Furness copy)

Groome, Robert H. (autograph, 1857) (Furness copy)

Physical Description:

8 unnumbered pages, 1363 pages, 65 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 33 cm (folio)

Other Title:

Philosophie

Morals

Place of Publication:

At London : Printed by Arnold Hatfield, 1603.

Notes:

Signatures: [par.]⁴ A-5X⁶ 5Y⁴ 5Z⁶ 6A-6E⁴ 6F⁶.

Numerous errors in pagination.

Woodcuts: title vignette, illustrations, initials, head- and tail-pieces.

Printed marginalia.

Errata on leaf 6E5v-6E6v.

Identified as Early English books, 1475-1640: 390:4 on UMI microfilm.

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Penn Libraries RBC copy has first three leaves (including title leaf) reinforced; small hole with loss of a few letters in leaves 3H4 and 4P4; wormholes in front and back free endpapers and front pastedown; 1 small ms. leaf of notes laid in.

Penn Libraries RBC copy has unidentified armorial bearings stamped in gold on front cover.

Penn Libraries Furness copy has front cover and leaves [par.]1-A1 detached; a few ms. marginal notes, marks and underlining in ink or pencil.

Cited in:

STC (2nd ed.) 20063

ESTC S115981

OCLC:

4407627