Die Bildersprache Dschelâladdîn Rûmîs

Schimmel, Dr. Annemarie. Die Bildersprache Dschelâladdîn Rûmîs. Walldorf-Hessen: Verlag für Orientkunde Dr. Hans Vorndran, 1949. Limited Edition. 1/600. Octavo. 62pp. Original orange wrappers with black lettering on cover. Two half-title pages. Contributions to the history of language and culture of the Orient, edited by Prof. phil. Dr. jur. O. Spies. Inquiry into metaphorical language of the great Islamic poet Dschelâladdîn Rûmîs at the faculty of religious science at the University of Marburg. His poetry, a result of his experience of mystical love for the wandering dervish Schams-i Täbrîsî, is about the basic themes of love, longing, unification and separation. Extensive appendix with abbreviations. Text in German. Some soiling and discoloration along edged of wrappers. Previous owner’s name inked onto first half-title. Book block age-toned. Wrappers in overall good-, interior in good condition. g. Softcover. (35457) $95