Iliad.. Latin & Greek
Homer (800 BC - 701 BC)
Category
Books
Date
1760
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Dyrham, Gloucestershire
NT 3247881
Summary
Bibliographic description
Editio sexta.. v.2. maps. 8vo. Acquired by the National Trust with other former Dyrham books in April 2022. Imperfect; wanting v.1. Provenance: inscription on flyleaf 'George Wm. Blathwayt April 24. 1773' [likely = Rev. George William Blathwayt (1759-1806)]; two inscriptions on front pastedown, 'Blathwayt' (brown ink) and other '[George?]' scratched out; possibly removed bookplate. $zBinding: eighteenth-century sprinkled calf over boards; red sprinkled edges; gold tooling to spine; red leather spine label with 'HOMERI ILIAS' and volume number stamped in gold.
Makers and roles
Homer (800 BC - 701 BC) Dr Samuel Clarke (1675-1729) Samuel Clarke Junior (d.1778)