The Iliad of Homer. . Translated
Homer (800 BC - 701 BC)
Category
Books
Date
1771
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 3011074
Summary
Bibliographic description
5v. . ports.. . 8vo.. Shelved and uniform with "The Odyssey of Homer" (1771).. Provenance: Bookplate in each vol.: Thomas Noel Hill, 2nd Baron Berwick (1770-1832), after 1812; armorial spade shield with supporters. Franks 14729.. Binding: Eighteenth-century calf bindings; gilt roll on board edges; gold-tooled spines, with red title and vol. no. labels. Manuscript label on vol. 1 spine: "2067/18".
Makers and roles
Homer (800 BC - 701 BC) William Broome (1689-1745) Elijah Fenton (1683-1730) Thomas Parnell (1679-1718) Alexander Pope (1688 - 1744)