The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Name/Title

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Entry/Object ID

2023.273.1

Description

Title that Edward FitzGerald gave to his 1859 translation from Persian to English of a selection of quatrains (rubāʿiyāt) attributed to Omar Khayyam (1048–1131), dubbed "the Astronomer-Poet of Persia".-- WIkipedia

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Front flyleaf

Transcription

To Emelita Cohen. From Louise [Illegible] 1921

Language

English

Material/Technique

Handwritten

Create Date

May 27, 2023