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Source Description
This collection of poems by the Bengali poet and composer Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) uses the title of the work in translation - L'Offrande Lyrique (Song Offerings, or Gitanjali in the original Bengali) - as part of a horizontal design that wraps around the entire cover and is best appreciated when the book is open rather than closed.
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Document identity
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88102
label
L'Offrande Lyrique
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book
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3
Source metadata
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88102
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book
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normalized
title
L'Offrande Lyrique
description
This collection of poems by the Bengali poet and composer Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) uses the title of the work in translation - L'Offrande Lyrique (Song Offerings, or Gitanjali in the original Bengali) - as part of a horizontal design that wraps around the entire cover and is best appreciated when the book is open rather than closed.
provenance
Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore, before 1931; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1925
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
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en
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rare books
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3
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3
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no
Source extras
dimensions
units
cm
width
29.5
height
22.5
inscriptions
ex libris Henry Walters stamped in gold on inside front cover
med
ink on paper bound between boards covered in goatskin, gold, and silk; box and cover;
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3254
dimensionsRaw
H: 11 5/8 × W: 8 7/8 in. (29.53 × 22.54 cm)
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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photo
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