Object details
Accession number
10.c.2.7
Creators
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Omar Khayyam
(Nishabur, Persia, 1048 - 1131, Nishabur, Persia)
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author
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Eben Francis Thompson
(Worcester, 1859 - 1939, Worcester)
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translator
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Nathan Haskell Dole
(Chelsea, Massachusetts, 1852 - 1935, Yonkers, New York)
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contributor
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Commonwealth Press
(active Worcester, Massachusetts, 1911 - 1989)
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printer
Full title
The quatrains of Omar Khayyam of Nishapur : translated from the Persian into English verse, including quatrains now for the first time so rendered / by Eben Francis Thompson; with an introduction by Nathan Haskell Dole
Creation Date
1906
Language
English
Publication Place
Worcester, Massachusetts
Binding Description
white cloth; gilt lettering
Description
xiv, [2], 290 p., [1] p. of plates: front. (port.), plate (facsim.); 25 cm (HathiTrust rec #010823654)
Provenance
Gift from translator Eben Francis Thompson (1859-1939) to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 10 April 1918.
Marks
Inscribed in black ink (on front end paper): To / Mrs Gardner / with respectful compliments / of / the translator / Worcester Massachusetts / April 10 1918Illustrated with a photograph by an unknown photographer.
Dimensions
25.4 x 17.1 x 4.4 cm (10 x 6 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Display Media
Printed ink on paper
Web Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Permanent Gallery Location
Blue Room
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