Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám : the astronomer-poet of Persia
Not on view
This lavish artist’s book is Vedder’s masterwork, representing the most visible expression of his deep engagement with the Aesthetic Movement during his New York sojourn in the early 1880s. Non-commissioned, it was designed entirely by the artist—the stamped leather cover featuring Vedder’s "cosmic swirl of life," the endpapers, the lettering, and fifty-six full-page illustrations or "accompaniments"—and became both an artistic and commercial success. It was issued in two formats: a deluxe, limited-edition printing of one hundred copies, and a more affordable version with a printed cover.
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