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Omar and the Pre-Raphaelites Despite their enthusiasm, surprisingly little of the work of the Pre-Raphaelites was directly inspired by Omar.

The Omarian meditations of C.F. Volney In his book "Ruins: or Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires" (1791) C.F. Volney contemplates on the derelict state of the once great city of Palmyra. His thoughts are strikingly echoed in FitzGerald's verse 16, with its transient procession of "Sultan after Sultan with his Pomp", and his verse17, with its ruins inhabited by the Lion and the Lizard.

The ’Cyclostyle edtion’ of William Henry Holyoak 21-2-2012

Celebrating the Rubaiyat [1-8-2010]

A Cautionary Tale [1-8-2010]

Book and magazine collector [Dec. 2009]

Whitley Stokes [1-9-2009]

Omar and the Consumer Market [1-11-2007]

Miniature editions [1-11-2007]

The Columbus Edition [6-1-2007]

Omar voor dierenliefhebbers [13-2-2006]

Omar with a smile [26-4-2006]

"The wine of wisdom" [June 2005]

De Rubáiyát privé [1-1-2005]