Binding by W. B. Macdougall for Edward Fitzgerald’s ‘The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam ’ (original) (raw)

Cloth binding for ‘The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam’

William Brown Macdougall; unsigned

1898

Brown cloth, with gilt lettering

10 ¾ x 8 ¼ inches

Another of Macdougall’s elaborate arabesques, combining linear interlaces with floral motifs. The pattern is suggestive of Arabic or Muslim art.

Photograph and text by Simon Cooke

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