J.M.S Yeshaya's Medieval Hebrew poetry in Muslim Egypt: the secular poetry of the Karaite poet Moses ben Abraham Dar'i is reviewed by Dr. Esperanza Alfonso (CSIC - Spanish High Council for Scientific Research) in the online Medieval Review
Find a copy of the book in SOAS Library at QN892.412DAR / 744272
Link to the Library Catalogue from here
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Wednesday, 9 November 2011
Thursday, 21 October 2010
"Visible language" - exhibition and book
New York Times article on the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago's latest exhibition "Visible language : inventions of writing in the ancient Middle East and beyond" - looking at the evolution of writing in Mesopotamia, Egypt, China and Mesoamerica.
The "book of the exhibition" is on order for SOAS Library, but it is already available as a free open-access text. Go to the library catalogue entry and click on the link to download and view this book.
The "book of the exhibition" is on order for SOAS Library, but it is already available as a free open-access text. Go to the library catalogue entry and click on the link to download and view this book.
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