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Composition analysis of writing materials in Cairo Genizah documents /

"Through the application of scientific methods of analysis to a corpus of medieval manuscripts found in the Cairo Genizah, this work aims to gain a better understanding of the writing materials used by Jewish communities at that time, shedding new light not only on the production of manuscripts...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cohen, Zina (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2021.
Series:Cambridge Genizah studies series ; v. 15.
Etudes sur le judaïsme médiéval ; t. 91.
Subjects:
Manuscripts, Hebrew.
Cairo Genizah.
Codicology.
Writing materials and instruments.
Archaeological chemistry.
Jews > History > 70-1789 > Manuscripts.
Judaism > History > Medieval and early modern period, 425-1789 > Manuscripts.
Manuscrits hébraïques.
Génizah du Caire.
Codicologie.
Écriture > Matériel et instruments.
Chimie archéologique.
Juifs > Histoire > 70-1789 > Manuscrits.
Judaïsme > Histoire > 425-1789 > Manuscrits.
writing instruments.
RELIGION / Judaism / Sacred Writings
Jews.
Judaism > Medieval and early modern period.
70-1789
Electronic books.
History.
Manuscripts.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Through the application of scientific methods of analysis to a corpus of medieval manuscripts found in the Cairo Genizah, this work aims to gain a better understanding of the writing materials used by Jewish communities at that time, shedding new light not only on the production of manuscripts in the Middle Ages, but also on the life of those Jewish communities"--
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004469358
9004469354
ISSN:2772-5804 ;