KHAYYAM, Omar; Fitzgerald.
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
London: George Routledge & Sons , 1900.
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“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life”: Ornate Baytun Binding of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Small octavo, bound by Bayntun in full red morocco, central panel on upper cover with dark brown, tan, green, and cream onlays depicting a male figure within gilt borders with green and purple onlays of leaves and grapes, raised bands, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, the others with green and purple onlays of leaves and grapes, red silk doublures and endpapers. Housed in red cloth slipcase. Illustrated with 12 black and white plates.
The Rubáiyát is one of the most popular poems of all time. A collection of quatrains composed in the eleventh century by Persian poet and philosopher Omar Khayyám, it was first published in English-language translation by Edward Fitzgerald in 1859. Since then, its melancholy tone and enigmatic philosophy of mourning the painful brevity of life while celebrating what pleasures we may find have made it an inspiration to countless people.
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
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