| Arabic and Judaeo-Arabic Manuscripts in the Cambridge Genizah Collections: Taylor-Schechter New Series Contributor(s): Shivtiel, Avihai (Editor), Niessen, Friedrich (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521750873 ISBN-13: 9780521750875 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $247.95 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2006 Annotation: Covering a wide range of subjects, this volume describes over 9,000 items, most of them written in the classical Genizah period (10th-13th centuries). They include translations and commentaries on the Bible, Mishnah and Talmud, Jewish legal works, homilies, philosophical treatises, medicine, astronomy, astrology, magic, historical works, folk-tales and legends, and rhymed prose and poetry. There are also commercial accounts, personal and business letters, and legal and administrative documents. The book complements a volume on the Arabic Old Series compiled by Colin Baker and Meira Polliack (Cambridge, 2001). |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - General |
| Dewey: 091 |
| LCCN: 00063110 |
| Series: Cambridge University Library Genizah (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 8" W x 11.7" (4.60 lbs) 798 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Shivtiel, Avihai: - Avihai Shivtiel is Research Associate at the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit, University Library Cambridge.Niessen, Friedrich: - Friedrich Niessen is Research Associate at the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit, University Library Cambridge. |
