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Author
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Date published
1612
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Publisher
London : Printed by Richard Field, 1612.
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Subject
Classical biography Early works to 1800
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Accession number
8300825X
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Class
SR - OS - 93.1/
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Language
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Physical description
[16], 1244, [32] p. : ports. (woodcuts) ; 2°.
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Credit line
CC-BY-NC-ND Image Courtesy of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
General note: A translation of: Vitae parallelae. The lives of Hannibal and Scipio Africanus are attributed to Donato Acciaiuoli. Signatures: A8 B-5O6 5P8. The first leaf is blank. "The liues of Epaminondas, of Philip of Macedon, of Dionysius the elder, and of Octauius Cæsar Augustus" has separate title page dated 1610. It is a translation by North of a compilation by Simon Goulart of Senlis, partly from the "Vitae excellentium imperatorum" of Cornelius Nepos ("Æmylius Probus"). Pagination and register are continuous. Includes index. Entered 2 March 1607. Lacks A1 blank; MS. ink notes throughout in Greek and English; MS. ink and pencil marks throughout (some by Beisly?); some dampstaining and wormholes throughout, not affecting text UK-SuSCL Cited in: STC (2nd ed.), 20069 Format of surrogate: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms International, 1975. 1 microfilm reel; 35mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640: 1391:5). Ownership and custodial history: Beisly bequest 1896 UK-SuSCL Binding Information: Contemporary full calf with blind-tooled border, re-backed UK-SuSCL