Bücher von Danton H O'Day

"Frank E. Unger illustrates the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, 1906" is a beautiful, one-of-a-kind, full color book of one of the most famous poems ever written. This unique book reprises the watercolor work of the artist Frank E. Unger, who privately bound his collection of colorful decorated and embellished verses of Edward FitzGerald's Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. For the first time, every page of Unger's hand-drawn verses is reproduced including an opening title page and a penultimate page with the opening bars from the sheet music for "Moon of My Delight" composed by Liza Lehmann. Two pages of calligraphed text that start his book, one covering introductory content by John Hay and another more profusely decorated one on the Persian poet Omar Khayyám, who wrote the original verses that FitzGerald translated are also included. In this softcover reproduction, Unger's work is discussed in an "Introduction" and a concluding "A Look Back at Unger's Contribution" that put his work into context dealing with issues such as how the artist put his personal spin on this classic poetry collection. Unger's original volume was bound in Moroccan gilt-embossed leather, a design incorporated into this new softcover offering. All told, Frank E. Unger produced a Rubáiyát that is both interesting and unique and is celebrated here in a small book that will appeal to all poetry lovers as well as Rubáiyát enthusiasts. The pages are printed in landscape mode (sideways) for greater detail.

Between 1884 and 1929, over 100 artists illustrated and/or decorated one of the most famous poetry books in history, Edward FitzGerald's Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. Here a sampling of the work of 35 of those first artists is presented in a format that allows the reader to add their own artistic flair using their chosen coloring methods. Each picture is situated next to a verse that was either the specific inspiration for the accompanying image or which reflects-to some degree-its content.So, you the reader can not only enjoy one of the most enjoyable collection of verses ever produced but also reflect on their significance as you embellish them with your own artistic style. In the end, you will have a unique book that will be your personal Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám collector's item.Have fun!

Edward FitzGerald's Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám is arguably the most published book of poetry ever written. It is also one of the most illustrated. This intensely illustrated book focuses on the era from 1914-1929 that followed the Golden Age of Rubáiyát Art, 1884-1913. It reveals the work of 16 illustrators who produced two or more pictures to illustrate the poems and 9 other artists who embellished the poetry with page decorations, title page adornments and unique frontispiece images.In these pages, the identity of a previously anonymous artist is revealed. New decorators are discovered. Tables and graphic timelines put all the work into perspective as multiple images-many published here for the first time in 90-100 years-reveal the often-unparalleled talent of artists who took their pens, inks and paints to the task of illustrating FitzGerald's Rubáiyát.