The Iliad and the Odyssey, Volume I
author
Homer
(800 BCE - 701 BCE, Ios)
engraver
Balthazar Bernaerts
(active Amsterdam, 1711 - 1737)
illustrator
Jan Goeree
(active Amsterdam , 1670 - 1731)
printer
Cornelius Crownfield
(active Cambridge, 1698 - 1740)
illustrator
John Flaxman
(York, 1755 - 1826, London)
Date1711
Place MadeEngland, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions25 x 20 x 4.5 cm (9 13/16 x 7 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number7.1.18
eMuseum ID718978
EmbARK ObjectID23499
TMS Source ID8453
Last Updated8/9/24
Description2 v. ; 4toStatus
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
MarksNotesInscribed in black ink (sticker, inside front cover): To the Honorable Mrs. Damer, as a small tribute of Esteem and Gratitude, these volumes beg a place in her library. From J.Edwards
Bookplate (inside front cover): ANNA / DAMER
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf reverse, top): ul = 2vols / with the Flaxman's plates inserted.
Bookplate (inside front cover): ANNA / DAMER
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf reverse, top): ul = 2vols / with the Flaxman's plates inserted.
ProvenanceNotesCollection of English sculptor Anne Seymour Damer (1748-1828).
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller Charles E. Lauriat Company, Boston for $25 for two volumes on 29 June 1922.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller Charles E. Lauriat Company, Boston for $25 for two volumes on 29 June 1922.
