The Illustrated Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

In the 10th century, Omar Khayyam became established as one of the major mathematicians and astronomers of the medieval period. He also contributed to the calendar reform and may have proposed a heliocentric theory well before Copernicus.

The Persian mathematician and astronomer was unquestionably a genius. Despite being so mathematically gifted, he was also a singular poet. His quatrains express some of the deepest feeling and thoughts ever put to paper by the hand of man.

The translation and compilation of 101 quatrains of Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat by Edward Fitzgerald has become recognized as a separate entity, a work of art above and beyond the original, which has added immeasurably to the English language itself. With the visionary renditions of Fitzgerald and Dulac, The Illustrated Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam is art that speaks to both the aesthetic and intellectual foundations of the human spirit. It exemplifies the qualities that define art.

This special edition will display beautifully in all electronic readers, and even more lavishly if used on a compatible color device (iPad, iPhone, PC, Android). The text is rendered in the blue shades of sky, and the illustrations are vibrant watercolors.