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The Lost Archive

- Traces of a Caliphate in a Cairo Synagogue

About The Lost Archive

A compelling look at the Fatimid caliphate's robust culture of documentationThe lost archive of the Fatimid caliphate (909-1171) survived in an unexpected place: the storage room, or geniza, of a synagogue in Cairo, recycled as scrap paper and deposited there by medieval Jews. Marina Rustow tells the story of this extraordinary find, inviting u

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780691156477
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 624
  • Published:
  • January 13, 2020
  • Dimensions:
  • 174x261x39 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 1712 g.
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Description of The Lost Archive

A compelling look at the Fatimid caliphate's robust culture of documentationThe lost archive of the Fatimid caliphate (909-1171) survived in an unexpected place: the storage room, or geniza, of a synagogue in Cairo, recycled as scrap paper and deposited there by medieval Jews. Marina Rustow tells the story of this extraordinary find, inviting u

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