Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

"A Flask of Wine, a Book of Verse — and Thou, Beside me, singing in the Wilderness," is only one of the memorable verses from Edward FitzGerald's translations of poems by the 11th-century Persian sage Omar Khayyám. This magnificent version of The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám reproduces the edition published by Hodder & Stoughton of London in 1909, in which the timeless poems are accompanied by full-color images by Golden Age illustrator Edmund Dulac. Critics and collectors have long debated which book represents the peak of Dulac's career, and many agree that his affinity for Persian art makes this gloriously illustrated volume a strong contender.

„Un balon de vin, o carte de vers - si tu, langa mine, cantand in pustie”, este doar unul dintre versurile memorabile din traducerile de poezii ale lui Edward FitzGerald ale inteleptului persan Omar Khayyám din secolul al XI-lea. Aceasta magnifica versiune a lui Rubáiyát a lui Omar Khayyám reproduce editia publicata de Hodder & Stoughton din Londra in 1909, in care poeziile atemporale sunt insotite de imagini colorate ale ilustratorului epocii de aur Edmund Dulac.