Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám : the astronomer-poet of Persia

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This lavish artist’s book is Vedder’s masterwork, representing the most visible expression of his deep engagement with the Aesthetic Movement during his New York sojourn in the early 1880s. Non-commissioned, it was designed entirely by the artist—the stamped leather cover featuring Vedder’s "cosmic swirl of life," the endpapers, the lettering, and fifty-six full-page illustrations or "accompaniments"—and became both an artistic and commercial success. It was issued in two formats: a deluxe, limited-edition printing of one hundred copies, and a more affordable version with a printed cover.

Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám : the astronomer-poet of Persia, Omar Khayyám (Persian, Neyshabur, Khorasan 1048–1131 Neyshabur, Khorasan)

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Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám : the astronomer-poet of Persia, Omar Khayyám (Persian, Neyshabur, Khorasan 1048–1131 Neyshabur, Khorasan)
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám : the astronomer-poet of Persia, Omar Khayyám (Persian, Neyshabur, Khorasan 1048–1131 Neyshabur, Khorasan)

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