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The Aleppo Codex : a true story of obsession, faith, and the pursuit of an ancient Bible
- Title
- The Aleppo Codex : a true story of obsession, faith, and the pursuit of an ancient Bible / by Matti Friedman.
- Author
- Friedman, Matti, 1977-
- Publication
- Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2012.
- ©2012
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building M2 to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | *PAV 12-632 | Schwarzman Building M2 - Dorot Jewish Division Room 111 |
Details
- Description
- xx, 298 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
- Summary
- This true-life detective story unveils the journey of a sacred text--the tenth-century annotated bible known as the Aleppo Codex--from its hiding place in a Syrian synagogue to the newly founded state of Israel.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-298).
- Contents
- Flushing Meadow -- Aleppo -- The fire -- The swift scribe of Tiberias -- The treasure in the synagogue -- The Jerusalem Circle -- The Sack of Jerusalem -- The jump -- The President -- The merchant's mission -- Maimonides -- Alexandretta -- The brown suitcase -- The trial -- A religious man -- Our last drop of blood -- The Book -- The keepers of the crown -- The officer and the scroll -- Exodus -- Aspergillus -- Brooklyn -- The fog grows -- The agent's investigation -- The collector -- The magicians -- A deal at the Hilton -- Room 915 -- Money -- The missing pieces -- Silo -- The Institute -- Bahiyeh.
- Call Number
- *PAV 12-632
- ISBN
- 9781616200404
- 1616200405
- LCCN
- 2012002327
- OCLC
- 753634652
- Author
- Friedman, Matti, 1977- author.
- Title
- The Aleppo Codex : a true story of obsession, faith, and the pursuit of an ancient Bible / by Matti Friedman.
- Publisher
- Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2012.
- Copyright Date
- ©2012
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-298).
- Research Call Number
- *PAV 12-632