An edition of A Jewish Archive from Old Cairo
(2000)
A Jewish Archive from Old Cairo
The History of Cambridge University's Genizah Collection (Culture and Civilisation in the Middle East)
1 edition
by Stefan Reif
- 0 Ratings
- 0 Want to read
- 0 Currently reading
- 0 Have read
Share
×Close
This edition doesn't have a description yet. Can you add one?
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Subjects
Cairo genizah, Judaism, history, medieval and early modern period, 425-1789, Jews, history, 70-1789, Jewish archives, Judaism, Jews, Cambridge University Library, Manuscripts, History, Génizah du Caire, Histoire, Archives juives, Judaïsme, Manuscrits, Juifs, Medieval and early modern periodShowing 5 featured editions. View all 5 editions?
Book Details
First Sentence
"Over seven hundred years ago, when a few brave souls in England were bearing the torch of learning to damp and distant Cambridge, and almost four centuries before Hebrew was taught at its famous university, a Jewish community known throughout the Islamic empire for its social and political stability, as well as its economic and cultural achievements, had already been flourishing on the Nile for two hundred and fifty years."
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?
History
- Created April 29, 2008
- 5 revisions
Wikipedia citation
×CloseCopy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?
| October 18, 2023 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| September 15, 2021 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| April 14, 2010 | Edited by Open Library Bot | Linked existing covers to the edition. |
| December 14, 2009 | Edited by WorkBot | link works |
| April 29, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | Imported from amazon.com record |