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Cover illustration: Late 11th-century letter from the Jewish community of Granada; the writers identify themselves as coming from “the city of our teacher, Samuel ha-Nagid and his son Joseph.” Cambridge University Library T-S 20.21 f. 1r. Reproduced by kind permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library.
Frontispiece: Copyright Leisa Thompson, 2018
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Names: Bursi, Adam, editor. | Pearce, Sarah Jean, 1983- editor, author. | Zafer, Hamza, editor.
Title: 'His pen and ink are a powerful mirror' : Andalusi, Judaeo-Arabic, and other Near Eastern studies in honor of Ross Brann / Adam Bursi, S.J. Pearce, Hamza Zafer.
Other titles: Andalusi, Judaeo-Arabic, and other Near Eastern studies in honor of Ross Brann
Description: Boston : Brill, [2020] | Series: Christians and Jews in Muslim societies, 2212-5523 ; 4 | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019050086 (print) | LCCN 2019050087 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004369139 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004407541 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Arabic literature–Spain–Andalusia–History and criticism. | Hebrew literature, Medieval–Spain–Andalusia–History and criticism. | Arabs–Spain–Andalusia–Civilization. | Jews–Spain–Andalusia–Civilization. | Andalusia (Spain)–Civilization.
Classification: LCC PJ8417.A5 H57 2020 (print) | LCC PJ8417.A5 (ebook) | DDC 892.7/09946–dc23
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ISSN 2212-5523
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