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Object number:
2004.37.1
Object name:
book; memorabilia; photograph
Title:
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Maker:
Edward Fitzgerald
,
Adelaide Hanscom
Production organization:
Dodge Publishing Company
Date made:
1905
Material/Technique:
Leather bound book with tipped-in photogravures
Dimensions:
H: 10.938 in, W: 8.5 in, D: 1.25 in
Credit line:
Gift of Joseph B. Young
Copyright status:
No Copyright - United States (Public Domain)
Copyright holder:
Public Domain
Physical description:
This is a hardbound book with a leather cover and tipped-in photogravures.
Content description:
The text contains a translation of a selection of poems, originally written in the Persian language and attributed to Omar Khayyám (1048-1123).
Concepts:
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam; poetry; allegory; nude; photography; portrait; Pictorialism
Persons:
Joaquin Miller; Adelaide Hanscom; Orlof Orlow; George W. James; George Sterling
Currently on display in
the Gallery of California Art
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