Friday 19 January 2018

The Rubaiyat: History’s most Luxurious Book of Poetry?

The Rubaiyat: History’s most Luxurious Book of Poetry?

In 1909, two London bookbinders were commissioned to create a book that would become one of the most bedazzling the world had beheld. Joobin Bekhrad reveals how it ended up at the bottom of the Atlantic – and how it still influences today.
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180111-the-rubaiyat-historys-most-luxurious-book-of-poetry?source=Snapzu

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