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
leather, paper
Measurements
202 x 130 mm; 22 mm (thickness)
Place of origin
England
Collection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 3087813.2
Summary
Bibliographic description
v.2. . ill.. . 19cm.. Provenance:manuscript on flyleaf: 'Trevelyan'.. Binding: Full leather binding; gilt rolled on boards, board edges and turn-ins; gilt decorated on spine; spine label, gilt lettered; gilt edges.
Provenance
Gift from Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan 3rd Bt
Makers and roles
Homer (800 BC - 701 BC) George Chapman (1559?-1634) W. Cooke-Taylor John Flaxman RA (York 1755 – London 1826)