31358

Title

Subject

Description

As another favor to his friend Wilibald Pirckheimer, who edited this work by the ancient Greek historian Plutarch, Der designed this handsome title-page border. Surrounding Pirckheimers coat-of-arms in the lower margin, the trumpet-blowing putti, the antique architectural elements, and the flute-playing satyr Pan provide appropriately Classical decoration for the book.

Creator

Plutarch, Dürer, Albrecht, 1471–1528, Peypus, Friedrich, 1485–1534, printer, and Morrell, London, binding

Source

31358. Plutarch (c. 45–120 CE). Plutarchi Chaeronei de his qui tarde a numine corripiuntur libellus. Edited by Wilibald Pirckheimer. Nuremberg: Friedrich Peypus, 1513.

Relation

FirstBooks

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Latin

Type

Classic with woodcut bookplate

Collection

Books and Prints by Albrecht Durer

Citation

Plutarch, Dürer, Albrecht, 1471–1528, Peypus, Friedrich, 1485–1534, printer, and Morrell, London, binding, “31358,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed April 19, 2024, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1868.