Copy on vellum by Graily Hewitt of Edward Fitzgerald, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Copy on vellum by Graily Hewitt of Edward Fitzgerald, Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, with initials and (fol. 3) illuminated border by Florence Kingsford. Pächt & Alexander iii, no. 1261.
16 leaves.
Dates
- Creation: 1905
Extent
16 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. poet. e. 35, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. poet. e. 35
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 16247
Abstract
Copy on vellum by Graily Hewitt of Edward Fitzgerald, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, 1905
Biographical / Historical
Graily Hewitt (1864–1952) was a British novelist and calligrapher.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991). Vol. 2, no. 46458.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Booklabel of C. M. Firth; bequeathed by him, 1931.
Physical Facet
vellum wrappers
Topical
- Title
- Copy on vellum by Graily Hewitt of Edward Fitzgerald, 'Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam'
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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