Arabic and Judaeo-Arabic Manuscripts in the Cambridge Genizah Collections Arabic Old Series (T-S Ar. 1a-54)

Name: Arabic and Judaeo-Arabic Manuscripts in the Cambridge Genizah Collections Arabic Old Series (T-S Ar. 1a-54)
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ISBN: 9780521792806

ISBN-10: 0521792800

ISBN-13: 9780521792806

Edition: 2001

Authors: Colin F. Baker, Meira Polliack, S. C. Reif

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The Arabic and Judaeo-Arabic manuscripts of the Genizah Collection are gradually being uncovered as one of its prized gems. These manuscripts open a rare window into the everyday lives of the Jews of Arab lands almost a thousand years ago. This volume is the first part of a new project to classify and describe the Arabic portion of the Collection, based on worldwide expertise in Jewish and Arabic literature. The subject matter of the 8,000 fragments described here includes important literary material, as well as documentary sources, such as private and business letters, legal and administrative documents, merchant accounts and school exercise-books. The detailed introduction will interest…

Book details

List price: $294.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 1/25/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 664
Size: 8.00" wide x 11.75" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 3.894
Language: English

Introduction; Description of manuscripts; Bibliography and short title index; Medieval and classical authors and their works; Index of sources; Index of subjects; Plates.