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" Crown of Aleppo : "
Hayim Tawil & Bernard Schneider
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BL
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637882
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| Main Entry
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Tawil, Hayim,1938-
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| Title & Author
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Crown of Aleppo : : the mystery of the oldest Hebrew Bible codex /\ Hayim Tawil Bernard Schneider
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| Edition Statement
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First edition
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xiv, 199 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :: illustrations (some color), color maps ;; 27 cm
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| ISBN
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9780827608955 (alk. paper)
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: 0827608950 (alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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The catastrophe of 1947 -- Origins of the Crown and its significance -- The Crown's history from 11th-century Jerusalem to 20th-century Aleppo -- The quest to save the Crown -- The disputed Crown and its restoration -- The future of the Crown
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| Abstract
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Traces the history of the Aleppo Codex, describing the origin of this piece in medieval Israel, the fire that nearly destroyed it, the mysterious reappearance of a significant portion of it, and its current place in the Shrine of the Book in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem
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Jews-- Syria-- Aleppo-- History
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Bible., Old Testament., Hebrew., Aleppo Codex
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Bible., Old Testament-- Manuscripts, Hebrew
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| Dewey Classification
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221.4/40956913
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| LC Classification
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BS715.5.A43T39 2010
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| Added Entry
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Schneider, Bernard,1966-
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