Iliad
Found In:
9998998
Description
- Title
- Iliad
- Creator
- Homer
- Published / Created
- [between 1000 and 1200]
- Publication Place
- Byzantium
- Abstract
-
Manuscript fragment on one leaf of parchment of Homer, Ilias, 24.493-536 (lines 501-02 are nearly illegible).
- Description
-
In Greek.
Script: Written by one hand in Greek minuscule, using brown ink; some accent marks added later in black.
1-line initial in red.
Discoloration, rubbing and punctures across lines 9-11, effacing some of the text; was once used as a binding reinforcement. - Provenance
- Gift of Laurence Witten in 1957.
- Extent
- f. 1 : 205 x 147 (177 x 125) mm.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
-
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Beinecke MS 478
- Related Resource Online
- View a detailed description.
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Manuscripts, Medieval Byzantine Empire 11th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Fragments in Beinecke Library
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library - Material
- parchment ;
- Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Geographic)
-
Connecticut
New Haven. - Subject (Name)
- Homer.
- Subject (Topic)
-
Epic poetry, Greek
Manuscripts, Medieval - Subjects
-
Homer
Epic poetry, Greek
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Byzantine Empire > 11th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Fragments in Beinecke Library
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Homer, Iliad. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 9679910
- Object ID (OID)
- 9998998