The Iliad of Homer.
Homer (800 BC - 701 BC)
Category
Books
Date
1806
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3126846
Summary
Bibliographic description
5v., plate . ill.. . 8vo.. Not indigenous. Shelved and uniform with other works by Homer and by Pope. Provenance: Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Vol. 1 of set inscribed by Norris: Lowe Bros Bham 7.10.63 Đ15. Loosely inserted: clipping from dealer's catalogue, describing this set. Binding: Nineteenth-century full marbled calf over boards; gilt fillets and tools to form a border; spines gilt; black spine labels with title 'Homer. Iliad'.
Makers and roles
Homer (800 BC - 701 BC) Alexander Pope (1688 - 1744) Gilbert Wakefield (Nottingham 1756 - Hackney 1801)