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Title

  • Opera.

Names

  • Homer.
  • Calcondila, Demetrio, 1423-1511, editor.
  • Nerli, Bernardo, printer.
  • Nerli, Nerio, printer.
  • Demetrius, of Crete, active 1476-1488, printer.
  • Powis, Edward Herbert, Earl of, 1785-1848, former owner.
  • Mansfield, William David Murray, Earl of, 1806-1898, former owner.
  • Biblioteca medicea laurenziana, former owner.
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Otto Vollbehr Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Florence, Bernardus Nerlius, Nerius Nerlius, and Demetrius Damilas, 9 Dec. 1488 [i.e. not before 13 Jan. 1488/89]

Headings

  • -  Epic poetry, Greek--Early works to 1800
  • -  Odysseus,--King of Ithaca (Mythological character)--Poetry--Early works to 1800
  • -  Achilles--(Mythological character)--Poetry--Early works to 1800
  • -  Italy--Florence

Genre

  • Incunabula--Italy--Florence--1489

Notes

  • -  Corrected printing date from dedicatory letter.
  • -  Edited by Dēmētrios Chalkokondylēs.
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 250
  • -  Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, H-300
  • -  Hain, L. Repertorium bibliographicum, 8772
  • -  Reichling, D. Appendices ad Hainii-Copingeri Repertorium bibliographicum, 8772
  • -  Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum, VI, p. 679 (IB.27657a)
  • -  IGI 4795
  • -  LC copy bound in 2 v. Bookplate of Edward Herbert, viscount Clive.
  • -  Vollbehr H8772

Medium

  • [440] leaves ([42] and [440] blank, wanting). 32 cm. (fol.)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Incun. 1489 .H6
  • Incun. 1489 .H6 Copy 2 Copy 2. 33.5 cm. Imperfect: leaves [251-439] only. Contemporary red-brown blind-stamped/tooled morocco over boards, rebacked. Bookplate: Ex Bibliotheca Laurentiana.
  • Incun. 1489 .H6 Copy 3 Copy 3. 37.4 cm. Imperfect: leaves [1-250] only; without blank leaf [42]. With 18th cent. marginalia. Bookplate of the Earl of Mansfield.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 48033573

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Chicago citation style:

Homer, Bernardo Nerli, Nerio Nerli, Of Crete Demetrius, Edward Herbert Powis, William David Murray Mansfield, Former Owner Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, and Otto Vollbehr Collection. Opera. editeds by Calcondila, Demetrio [Florence, Bernardus Nerlius, Nerius Nerlius, and Demetrius Damilas, 9 De i.e. not before 13 Jan. 1488/89, 1489] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/48033573/.

APA citation style:

Homer, Nerli, B., Nerli, N., Demetrius, O. C., Powis, E. H., Mansfield, W. D. M. [...] Otto Vollbehr Collection, Calcondila, D., ed. (1489) Opera. [Florence, Bernardus Nerlius, Nerius Nerlius, and Demetrius Damilas, 9 De i.e. not before 13 Jan. 1488/89] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/48033573/.

MLA citation style:

Homer, et al. Opera. ed by Calcondila, Demetrio [Florence, Bernardus Nerlius, Nerius Nerlius, and Demetrius Damilas, 9 De i.e. not before 13 Jan. 1488/89, 1489] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/48033573/>.