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03054aam a2200445 i 4500 001 664EF90EDCB911EC8436229451ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220526010039 008 211130t20222022enka b 001 0 eng c 020 $a 1788319648 020 $a 9781788319645 020 $a 178831963X 020 $a 9781788319638 035 $a (OCoLC)1295102550 040 $a UKMGB $b eng $e rda $c UKMGB $d BDX $d PUL $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d EUM $d NUI $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a f-ua--- 050 4 $a Z115.4 $b .J44 2022 082 04 $a 296.1 $2 23 100 1 $a Jefferson, Rebecca J. W., $e author. 245 14 $a The Cairo Genizah and the age of discovery in Egypt : $b the history and provenance of a Jewish archive / $c Rebecca J.W. Jefferson. 264 1 $a London : $b I.B. Tauris, $c 2022. 300 $a xiv, 267 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 25 cm 520 $a The Cairo Genizah is considered one of the world's greatest Hebrew manuscript treasures. Yet the story of how over a quarter of a million fragments hidden in Egypt were discovered and distributed around the world, before becoming collectively known as "The Cairo Genizah," is far more convoluted and compelling than previously told. The full story involves an international cast of scholars, librarians, archaeologists, excavators, collectors, dealers and agents, operating from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century, and all acting with varying motivations and intentions in a race for the spoils. Basing her research on a wealth of archival materials, Jefferson reconstructs how these protagonists used their various networks to create key alliances, or to blaze lone trails, each one on a quest to recover ancient manuscripts. Following in their footsteps, she takes the reader on a journey down into ancient caves and tombs, under medieval rubbish mounds, into hidden attic rooms, vaults, basements and wells, along labyrinthine souks, and behind the doors of private clubs and cloistered colleges. Along the way, the reader will also learn about the importance of establishing manuscript provenance and authenticity, and the impact to our understanding of the past when either factor is in doubt. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-257) and index. 650 0 $a Cairo Genizah $x History. 650 0 $a Jewish archives $z Cairo $z Cairo $x History. 650 0 $a Manuscripts, Hebrew $z Cairo $z Cairo $x History. 650 0 $a Judaism $x Sources. $y Medieval and early modern period, 425-1789 $x Sources. 650 0 $a Jews $x Manuscripts. $y 70-1789 $x Manuscripts. 650 7 $a Antiquities. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00810745 650 7 $a Cairo Genizah. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00843931 650 7 $a Judaism. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00984280 651 7 $a Egypt $z Cairo. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01205204 655 7 $a Manuscripts. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01424060 655 7 $a Sacred books. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423905 776 08 $i ebook version : $z 9781788319652 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117030624.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=664EF90EDCB911EC8436229451ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search