1573 Iliad of Homer in Italian, Dell'Iliade d'Homero. Printed in Rome (Bresciano)

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An attractive 16th century Italian edition of Homer's timeless epic, The Iliad. Expertly rebound to period style, with hand-sewn endbands; it is a very attractive and strong book sure to last hundreds of years more.


The Iliad is an ancient Greek epic poem in dactylic hexameter, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy (Ilium) by a coalition of Greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles.

Physical Attributes

Measures 15 x 9.5 x 3 cm. In 12. Vellum, with purple and blue endbands. Pages - (2), title page leaf, dedication leaf, 305 numbered leaves, 1 leaf of errors, (2)

Condition of the Book

See pictures. Rebound in period style (vellum), with attractive endbands. Old ex-libris plate pasted to new endpapers. Loss of fore and bottom edge of title page repaired. A thumb mark on the foreedge of the text block. Occasional toning, spot, edge tear, and other evidences of age. Verso of last leaf (errors) has contemporary ownership inscription. For the first six leaves the verses are numbered (contemporary hand). Mostly a clean and strong little book though.

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