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Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

1930
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Object Information
  • Title: Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám
  • Author: Omar Khayyám (Persian, Neyshabur, Khorasan 1048–1131 Neyshabur, Khorasan)
  • Translator: Edward FitzGerald (British, Suffolk 1809–1883 Merton, Norfolk)
  • Illustrator: Willy Pogany (Hungarian, Szeged 1882–1955 New York)
  • Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell Company (New York, NY)
  • Published in: New York
  • Date: 1930
  • Medium: Illustrations: photomechanical process
  • Dimensions: 9 x 7 in. (22.9 x 17.8 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of Estate of Jane Erdmann Whitney, 1986
  • Object Number: 1986.1145.12
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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