The Iliads of Homer, prince of poets, . never before in any language truly translated, with a comment upon some of his chief places. Done according to the Greek by George Chapman. A new edition, with introduction and notes, by W. Cooke Taylor, Esq. ... With forty engravings on wood, from the compositions of John Flaxman, R.A. In two volumes.
Homer (800 BC - 701 BC)
Category
Books
Date
1843
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 3087813
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. . ill.. . 19cm.. Provenance: manuscript inscription on flyleaf of vol. I: 'C.E. Trevelyan from J.P. Collier 27 July 1846.' [i.e. to Sir Charles Edward Trevelyan (1807-1886). manuscript on flyleaf of vol. II 'Trevelyan'.. Binding: Full leather binding; gilt rolled on boards, board edges and turn-ins; gilt decorated on spines; spine labels, gilt lettered; gilt edges.
Makers and roles
Homer (800 BC - 701 BC) George Chapman (1559?-1634) W. Cooke-Taylor John Flaxman (York 1755 - London 1826)