Plutarch - The Moral Works Of Plutarch. Geneva: Stoer, 1621, In A Contemporary Binding.

PLUTARCH - The Moral Works of Plutarch. Translated from Greek into French, revised and corrected in several passages by the translator. Geneva, Printed by Jacob Stoer, 1621; 8vo, 12 ppnch. + 1,042 pp. + tables of contents, approx. 40 pages; contemporary suede leather binding, three-rib spine, fillets on the covers.
Some traces of old wormholes, otherwise in good condition. The title page indicates “Volume One,” but at the end of the volume it is noted as the “end of Plutarch’s Moral Works,” so the work is indeed complete. Little is known about Plutarch’s life; he was born in Chaeronea near Delphi and lived between 46 and 125. He is known for his *Parallel Lives* and *Moralia*. Jacques Amyot was a clergyman and Hellenistic humanist. The most renowned translator of the Renaissance, he studied Plutarch’s text at the Vatican. He served as tutor to Henry II. His translation of Plutarch is considered his masterpiece.