The Art of Omar Khayyam. Illustrating FitzGerald’s Rubaiyat. William H. Martin & Sandra Mason. London : New York, Tauris, 2007. 184 p. Index. ISBN 978-84511-282-0
Summary:
“This book describes a phenomenon unique in publishing history: a book of poetry, published anonymously nearly 150 years ago – purporting to be the translation of an eleventh century Persian work – which has remained almost continuously in print and has stimulated at least 130 illustrators to try to illuminate the verses it contains.”
Title :
The Art of Omar Khayyam. Illustrating FitzGerald's Rubaiyat
Author :
Martin, William H., Mason, Sandra
Place :
London; New York
Publisher :
I.B. Tauris
Year :
2007
ISBN :
978-84511-282-0
Physical description :
184 p. : illustrations ; 24 cm.
languages :
English
Summary :
This book describes a phenomenon unique in publishing history: a book of poetry, published anonymously nearly 150 years ago - purporting to be the translation of an eleventh century Persian work - which has remained almost continuously in print and has stimulated at least 130 illustrators to try to illuminate the verses it contains.
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