Odyssey [Incunabulum Leaf] Homer

INCUNABULUM Leaf. From the first printed edition of Homer's Odyssey, printed by Bartolommeo de Libri at Florence in 1488. The Greek type was designed by Demetrios Damilas of Milan in 1476. This is the editio princeps (first edition) of the Odyssey, one of the greatest of all books, after an existence of two thousand or more years in manuscript form. Fine impression on laid, water-marked paper. 6 7/8 x 10 7/8 inches, matted and framed 15.5 x 11.5 inches. with printed description. Hain, 8772: Proctor, 6194: Goff H300 Size: Folio