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Edward William Lane (1801-1876)

For the last couple of blog posts I have been concentrating upon Richard Francis Burton. I am pleased to say that the catalogue of his personal papers is complete and will be…

5 August 2016

Arabian Nights, Books, Egypt, Richard Burton
George Manginis Mount Sinai Book Launch

On Wednesday 25th May 2016 George Manginis gave a lecture on Mount Sinai, its travellers and its pilgrims, to introduce his new book which is published by Haus Publishing. A mountain peak above Saint Catherine’s…

26 May 2016

Book Launches, Egypt, Mount Sinai
Dr Ben Outhwaite lectures on “Lewis, Gibson and the Discovery of the Cairo Genizah”

The RAS was delighted to host a lecture yesterday evening by Dr Ben Outhwaite ( University of Cambridge) titled “Lewis, Gibson and the Discovery of the Cairo Genizah”. Dr Outhwaite’s lecture highlighted…

13 November 2015

Egypt, Manuscripts
The Cairo Genizah and other Egyptian Treasures

On Thursday 12th November we welcome Dr Ben Outhwaite from the University of Cambridge for the next lecture of the RAS 2015-16 Lecture Series. Dr Outhwaite will speak on “Lewis, Gibson and…

3 November 2015

Egypt, RAS Lecture Series