| Description |
xv, 255 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Treasures in the synagogue attic -- The Genizah moment -- Solomon Schechter : the rabbi of Christ's College -- "The Giblews" : the sisters, their adventures, and the documents that opened the Genizah -- May 13, 1896 -- A battlefield of books -- Unpacking the boxes -- More treasures come to light : the Genizah after Schechter, 1902-1950 -- Professor Genizah : Shelomo Dov Goitein and the Mediterranean society he uncovered -- Sheet music, long-lost Talmud, and a lame and decrepit female hyena : the second half-century of Genizah research -- The Genizah today -- The Friedberg Genizah Project -- Sacred treasure. |
| Summary |
Documents the discovery of over 300,000 documents in an attic of a synogoge in Cairo, Egypt, describing why they were amassed, the circumstances surrounding how they were found, and what the documents contain. |
| Subject |
Judaism -- History -- Medieval and early modern period, 425-1789 -- Sources.
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Cairo Genizah -- History.
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Judaism -- History -- Sources.
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| ISBN |
9781580234313 hardcover |
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1580234313 hardcover |
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