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Homer (active 850 BC?)

The Iliad of Homer ; v. 1 / rendered into English blank verse by Edward Earl of Derby 1864

22.5 x 4.0 cm (book measurement (inventory)) | RCIN 1058058

Description

ix, 402 p.
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Homer (active 850 BC?)
(author)

Search the collection Edward Smith Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (1799-1869)
(translator)

Search the collection London : John Murray
(publisher)

Search the collection London : W. Clowes & Sons
(printer)
Physical properties

Measurements

22.5 x 4.0 cm (book measurement (inventory))
Groupings
Category
Books
Object type(s)
printed & manuscript material
books
book: full leather bound
book: full leather bound in morocco
book: full leather bound in red morocco
book: all edges gilt
book: doublures
book: silk doublures
Subject(s)
Language, Linguistics and Literature
Literature
Classical literatures
Classical Greek literature translated from Greek
Poetry
Epic poems
Social sciences
Military affairs
Wars, Campaigns & Battles
Wars
Trojan War
References

Alternative title(s)

[Iliad. English]

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