The Cairo Genizah and the Age of Discovery in Egypt: The History and Provenance of a Jewish Archive

by Rebecca J. W. Jefferson

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178831963X
• ISBN13: 9781788319638
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"