The Cairo Genizah and the Age of Discovery in Egypt: The History and Provenance of a Jewish Archive by Rebecca J. W. Jefferson
English | February 24, 2022 | ISBN: 178831963X, 1788319648 | True EPUB/PDF | 288 pages | 2.5/20.5 MB
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.