Penny Dreadfuls, 1900 · page 5 of 142
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, and the Salaman and Absal of Jami — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a title page from a book of poetry. The page presents a centered title reading "POEMS / FROM THE / PERSIAN." The text is plain and formal, typical of Victorian-era publishing. The page is framed by decorative corner ornaments—small floral or vine-like designs in black at each corner—and simple ruled lines forming a border around the entire text block. The background shows age-related discoloration and spotting. The OCR text at the bottom ("ae (O)(O KS @") appears to be artifact noise and is not meaningful. This appears to be a straightforward title page announcing a collection of translated or adapted Persian poetry, though no editor, translator, or publication date is visible on this particular page.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
POEMS FROM THE PERSIAN. i ae (O)(O KS @