Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Omar Khayyam
Title:
The Golden Cockerel Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám / translated by Edward FitzGerald ; the first edition reprinted, together with FitzGerald's monk-Latin version now printed for the first time ; translations of the Latin & of the Persian originals and a critical essay by Sir E. Denison Ross ; introduction by Charles Ganz ; line engravings by John Buckland-Wright.
Alternate Title(s):
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám
Published / Created:
London : The Golden Cockerel Press, 1938.
Physical Description:
[2], 5-99, [3] pages : illustrations ; 32 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"The Latin quatrains here printed for the first time were written on eight sheets of paper now belonging to Trinity College, Cambridge."--Page 67.
Subject Terms:
Persian poetry -- Translations into English. | Persian poetry -- Translations into Latin. | Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens. | Persian poetry. | Ganz, Charles -- Autograph. | Buckland Wright, John -- Autograph. | Ross, E. Denison -- Autograph.
Form/Genre:
Private press books (Publishing) -- England -- London. | Engravings -- 1938. | Collotypes -- England -- 20th century. | Line engravings -- England -- 20th century. | Translations. | Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Perpetua.
Contributors:
Buckland Wright, John, 1897–1954, illustrator. | FitzGerald, Edward, 1809–1883, translator. | Ganz, Charles, writer of introduction. | Golden Cockerel Press, publisher. | Omar Khayyam. Rubāʻīyāt. Latin. | Ross, E. Denison (Edward Denison), Sir, 1871–1940, translator. | Rutter, Owen, 1889–1944, printer. | Sandford, Christopher, printer. | Sandford, Anthony, printer. | Sangorski & Sutcliffe, binder.