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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 -
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 -
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 -
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
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