BLP-Spring-2015-Catalogue

LITERATURE AND ARTSThe Rubáiyát of Omar KhayyámIllustrated Collector’s EditionTranslated by Edward FitzgeraldWith illustrations by René BullFitzgerald’s translation of Khayyám’s quatrains celebratesthe sensuous pleasures of life – wine, food, love – whilealso mourning the painful truth of its brevity. Thisbeautiful collector’s edition features gorgeous colourillustrations by René Bull, which provide a perfectcounterpoint to the lines of this extraordinarilyinfluential poem.112 pages, 242 x 190 mm64 colour illustrationsISBN: 978 1 85124 417 1Hardback, £30.00November 2014The Hours of Marie de MediciA FacsimileIntroduction by Eberhard KönigOne of the finest examples of medieval illuminationin a personal prayer book, this enchanting illuminatedmanuscript was painted by the David Master in thesixteenth century. Together with a scholarly introductionthat gives an overview of Flemish illumination andexamines the illustrations in detail, this full-colourfacsimile limited edition reproduces all 176 leaves ofthe original manuscript. It is beautifully presented ina slipcase with a photographic reproduction of theoriginal, delicately embroidered binding.432 pages, 204 x 137 mm338 colour illustrationsDistributed in North America by ISDISBN: 978 1 85124 407 2Hardback in a slipcase, £150.00October 2014Not for sale in Austria,Germany or SwitzerlandThe Bay Psalm BookA FacsimileIntroduction by Diarmaid MacCulloch320 pages, 184 x 118 mmISBN: 978 1 85124 414 0Hardback, £25.00November 2014The first book to be printed in North America, twenty yearsafter the arrival of the Pilgrim Fathers in Massachusetts, andnow the most expensive book in the world, fetching over $14.2million at auction. Every page of this extraordinarily influentialbook, including the translators’ preface, is faithfully reproducedin this stunning facsimile.16