1. Harley MS 3485
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 3485
- Title:
- Plutarch, Parallel Lives
- Scope & Content:
- This 15th-century manuscript contains a copy of the Parallel Lives, a series of biographies of famous Greeks and Romans, written by the Greek philosopher and writer Plutarch (b. 46, d. after 119). The biographies are arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral virtues or failings. The ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Latin
- Date Range:
- 1478
- Extent:
- 1 volume