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An ‘Umar Khayyám database

An ‘Umar Khayyám database. Jos Coumans.
In: The great ‘Umar Khayyám. Leiden, Leiden University Press, 2012. pp. 242–252.

Coumans studies Khayyám’s popularity worldwide, offering a methodology to establish a database to view all the information on the Rubáiyát, on the original Persian source, and on the secondary literature.

Bibliografie

Bibliografie. J. Coumans.
Boekenwereld 13 (1997) nr. 3 (mrt.), p. 130-144

Annotated list of Dutch translations

Omar Khayyâm, geleerde en dichter uit Perzië in de overlevering en de verbeelding

Omar Khayyâm, geleerde en dichter uit Perzië in de overlevering en de verbeelding. Leiden, Legatum Warnerianum, Universiteitsbibliotheek, 2001. 139 p.

Summary:
Catalogue to an exhibition in the Leidse Universiteitsbibliotheek, from 15 November till 30 December 2001, by the Nederlands Omar Khayyâm Genootschap.

Contents

Ter Inleiding
Het leven van Omar Khayyâm
Omar als geleerde
De dichter
Vroege vertalers
Nederlandse vertalers en hun bronnen
Edward FitzGerald en zijn vrienden
Omar Khayyâm in Iran
Omar in Babyion
Parodieën op de Rubáiyát
De kwatrijnen uitgebeeld. 1: Omar in de internationale kunst
De kwatrijnen uitgebeeld. 2: Omar in de Nederlandse kunst
Omar Khayyam Clubs
Omariana
Literatuurlijst.

A Book in the Wilderness. FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. 150 years in print and image

A Book in the Wilderness. Jos Biegstraaten and Jos Coumans. Amsterdam, Rozenberg Publishers, 2009. 125 p. ISBN: 9789036101141

Summary
‘A Book in the Wilderness’ accompanied an exhibition held in Museum Meermanno, The Hague (The Netherlands). The book provides information on a variety of editions that illustrate two important developments in publishing and printing the Rubáiyát: typographical aspects in a number of private press editions, and the various ways in which the Rubáiyát were illustrated. The main sections in the book highlight
– the four FitzGerald editions and a number of facsimile and pirated editions;
– the succes of the Rubáiyát in the USA and the UK with Mosher, Bradley, the Roycrofters and a number of English private press editions;
– illustrated editions: William Morris and Elihu Vedder; famous illustrators such as Dulac, Pogany; Dutch illustrators;
– miniature editions from the early 20th century until today.

Each item is illustrated with miniatures, larger illustrations in a separate section of the book.

Contents

Foreword by Leo Voogt, p. 7
Introduction, p. 13
Edward FitzGerald: first editions, p. 19
Edward FitzGerald: pirated and facsimile editions, p. 25
USA: Mosher and Bradley, p. 28
Morris’ influence: UK, USA and The Netherlands, p. 32
USA: The Roycroft Printing Shop, 41
English presses, p. 46
The first illustrated editions, p. 51
Illustrated editions: commercial publishers, p. 58
Illustrated editions: some techniques, p. 68
Dutch illustrators, p. 74
Miniatures and small books, p. 79
Select bibliography and further reading, p. 113
Index, p. 120

 

The erring finger writes. The Leicester pirate cyclostyles of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

The erring finger writes. The Leicester pirate cyclostyles of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. Jos Coumans & John Drew. Cambridge, Cambridge Poetry Workshop, 2015. 43 pp. ISBN: 9781871214260.

Summary:

This document tells the story of Holyoak’s cyclostyle editions of the Rubáiyát, the interference by Macmillans who saw the work of the simple Leicester book seller as a threat to their business, and the response by W.H. Holyoak and G.J. Holyoake. The booklet also shows documents and descriptions of the various versions of Holyoak’s printings.