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Wyspianski Stanislaw Homer The Iliad. Plague - wrath

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Wyspianski Stanislaw, Homer
The Iliad. Pomorze - Wrath

Lviv, 1903
Published by Stanisław Wyspiański at the University Printing House
Printed by Altenberg's Bookstore
55 s.
in the text 11 illustrations by Stanisław Wyspiański
Publisher's binding, half leather with gilt, made according to Stanislaw Wyspianski's design.
Slight loss of grbiet and soiling of the binding, crack of the back cover along the bend line

The illustrations to The Iliad were created by Wyspianski at the request of Lucjan Rydel, who translated the work in 1896. They were originally published in "Tygodnik Ilustrowany" in October and November 1896, and after some modifications they were included in the offered book edition. Wyspianski is also the author of the layout of the text columns, the arrangement of the illustrations on the columns and the cover design. The upper part of the cover bears the bilingual title, the lower part bears the date: Cracoviae MDCCCCIII, and the central part features a two-color vignette depicting bellflowers. Wyspianski's cover for The Iliad is one of his most beautiful illustration works.

Stanislaw Wyspianski created the unique illustrations for this work in 1896 at the request of Lucjan Rydel, who translated the Iliad. Wyspianski was not only responsible for the illustrations, but also for the layout of the text, the arrangement of the graphics in the columns and the cover design. The upper part of the cover bears the bilingual title, while the lower part bears the date: Cracoviae MDCCCCIII, and the middle part features a two-color vignette depicting flowers. It is impossible not to appreciate this masterpiece of illustration - this unique cover is one of Wyspianski's most beautiful artistic achievements in the field of illustration. His talent and ability to depict beauty through images are undeniable. Each illustration captures the attention and brings the reader into the magical world of the epic tale, adding not only aesthetic charm, but also depth and emotion to the reading of The Iliad.