How the Codex was found : a narrative of two visits to Sinai from Mrs Lewis's journals, 1892-1893 /...
How the Codex was found : a narrative of two visits to Sinai from Mrs Lewis's journals, 1892-1893 /...
How the Codex was found : a narrative of two visits to Sinai from Mrs Lewis's journals, 1892-1893 / by Margaret Dunlop Gibson. In the shadow of Sinai : a story of travel and research from 1895 to 1897 / by Agnes Smith Lewis.
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Publisher
Brighton : Alpha Press, 1999.
Date
1999.
Call Numbers
T0375674
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 194 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents
How the Codex Was Found. I. First Visit to Sinai. II. Identification of the Codex. III. A Greek Description of Sinai from Perikles Gregoriados. IV. St. Sylvia of Aquitaine. V. Second Visit to Sinai -- In the Shadow of Sinai. I. Preparations. II. On the Track of the Israelites. III. Our Stay at the C...
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Publisher
Brighton : Alpha Press, 1999.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1999.
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Summary
"Both books, published here together for the first time, were written in the late 1890s. The two sisters were quintessential Victorian characters - they carved out for themselves a reputation for religious scholarship and adventure. Taught the rudiments of photography, and having studied various languages, including Aramaic, they organized a carava...
Alternative Titles
Full title
How the Codex was found : a narrative of two visits to Sinai from Mrs Lewis's journals, 1892-1893 / by Margaret Dunlop Gibson. In the shadow of Sinai : a story of travel and research from 1895 to 1897 / by Agnes Smith Lewis.
Cover title
In the shadow of Sinai : stories of travel and biblical research.
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Includes bibliographical references.
Transferred from N220.09531/1.
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T0375674
Record Identifier
74Vvzpzz6PVO
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ISBN
1898595232 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781898595236(pbk.) :
1898595232(pbk.) :
9781898595236 (pbk. : alk. paper)
DDC
220.09531
MMS ID
991009298809702626
