1537 – The Iliad by Homer | Famous Greek Mythology – Herodotus, Life of Homer

An incredibly rare 16^th-century edition of the famous epic poem by Greek poet Homer – The Iliad. This work presents stories of Greek mythological heroes and their military conquests in the Trojan War. Notably, it features the Latin translation and includes the famous ‘life of Homer’ that has historically been attributed to Herodotus (though modern scholars suggest it was not written by Herodotus).

This near fine 1537 edition is beautifully bound in full vellum, free of major staining, toning, or wear.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Homeri poetarum omnium principis Ilias. Herodoti Halicarnassei libellus Homeri vitam
• Author(s): Homer
• Contributor(s): Herodotus (Attributed author of Life of Homer)
• Publisher: Venetiis, Burgofrancho
• Edition: Early printing, 1537.
• Binding: Full vellum
• Format: (16mo), single volume
• Size:  6.5 in x 4.25 in (17 cm x 11 cm)
• Collation: 277 leaves
• Contents Include:
  • Homeri Ilias (Greek text with Latin translation)
  • Herodoti Halicarnassei libellus Homeri vitam

Condition:

Near Fine. Full vellum binding tight and secure with little wear at corners and edges. Pages clean and free of tears. Text block stable and well preserved for a sixteenth century volume.

Why Collect This?

• Early sixteenth century Venetian printing of Homer’s Iliad
• Includes the traditional Life of Homer attributed to Herodotus

Item Number: #50179