Product Description: The third book in this author's series of inspirational poems that were initiated after the tragedy of 9/11 in New York City and Washington, DC in conjunction with The Freer Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution.  "Alexandra Villard de Borchgrave's response to the events of 9/11 was to turn to poetry as both catharsis and communication...read more

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Product Description: In 1556 Prince Sultan Ibrahim Mirza commissioned a copy of the great Persian literary classic, the Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) of Abdul-Rahman Jami. For the next nine years, five court calligraphers worked on the transcription of the poetic text, and then another group of gifted artists illuminated and illustrated it...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)