Credits

We are grateful to the following for permission to publish material and illustrations in this issue:

The Dr Nasser D.Khalili Collection of Islamic Art and the Nour Foundation, London, for the illustration on the cover and on pp.46-51. The Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit of Cambridge University Library for permission to reproduce the pictures in the article on the Cairo Genizah, pages 6, 9, 13. Alpayim: no. 13, A Multi-Disiplinary Publication for Contemporary Thought and Literature, (1966) where the article: "A Day in the Life of Hananiah Nothos" first appeared in Hebrew; and Israel Museum News, where it first appeared in English. The Tower of David Museum of the History of Jerusalem for the article on King Solomon's Seal, based on the 1995 catalogue accompanying an exhibition of the same name.

The Israel Antiquities Authority for the pictures on pp. 16, 17, 54 (papyrus), 60 (inkwells). The Jewish National and University Library, Jerusalem, for the illustration from the 18th century Ottoman mss. on page 23. Phaidon Press, London, for the illustrations on p.87, 88, 89. The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, for the illustrations, on pp. 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 54, 57, 60 (above), 90.

Ariella Amar, (see p.68: Moroccan Synagogues: A Survey) would like to acknowledge her thanks to the Israel Science Foundation for support in research and her particular thanks to the Moroccan Jewish Community and to Mr Albert Weizman of the American Joint Distribution Committee in Morocco for their assistance.

Cambridge University Library: 6, 9, 13
Israel Antiquities Authority: 16, 17, 54
Israel Museum: 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 54, 57
Israel Museum/Kodanska: 54
Israel Museum/ Avraham Hay: 60
Israel Museum/ Yoram Lehmann: 20, 21, 90
Muse National des Arts d'Afrique et d'Ocanie, Paris/ Armand Emont: 22
Cameri Theatre, Tel Aviv: 34, 38, 39
Ze'ev Radovan, Jerusalem: 68-74
Phaidon Press, London: 87, 88, 89

Art notes:

Cover and back jacket: Two calligraphic roundels, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1850; paper cuts, mounted on black oil cloth, with painted gilt foliate sprays, dimensions: 35 cms square.

Seal of Solomon, stone, 3-4th cent. CE synagogue at Khirbet Shura, Galilee, basalt, h: 56 cms; w: 60 cms; Israel Antiquities Authority.

Seal on marble slab from Byzantine church, Khirbet Sufa, Northern Negev, h. 54 cms, (originally about 90cms), w: 50 cms; Israel Antiquities Authority.

Silver coin from the 'Ayyubid dynasty, Aleppo, Syria, 1212-3; Israel Museum, Jerusalem.

Jug and cup from Mogul India, 18th - 19th cent., jade inlaid with coloured gemstones framed by gold wire; jug: h: 9.6 cms; cup: h: 4.3 cms, Israel Museum, Jerusalem.

Medical bowl with "magic" properties, Iran 17-19th cent., Israel Museum, Jerusalem.

Ceramic bowls, central Asia or eastern Iran, 10th cent., Israel Museum, Jerusalem.

Velvet cap and coin head-dress worn by Jewish boys, early 20th cent. Morocco, green velvet embroidered with silk and metallic thread; head-dress decorated with coins; Morocco, early 20th cent., plaited wool threads and silver coins, l: 1.84 cms, w: 5 cms; Israel Museum, Jerusalem.

Seal of Solomon on woman's pendant amulet; Algiers, 19th cent.

Molten gold tablet decorated with gold filigree, h. 6 cms, w: 4.9 cms; Musée National des Arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie, Paris.

Solomon's Seal from An'am Sharif, a book of prayers and excerpts from the Quran, Ottoman Empire, 1761-2, gouache on paper, 17.6 cms x 12 cms; Jewish National and University Library, Jerusalem.

Solomon's Seal on the back of mirror, Mesopotamia, 12th cent., bronze, engraved, 11 cms diameter, Jean Soustiel, Paris.

Copper coins from the 'Umayyad dynasty, 8th cent.; silver coins from the 'Ayyubid dynasty, Syria 13th cent.; Mameluk copper coins, Syria, c.1341, Mongol silver coin, Tbilisi, Georgia, - all coins: Israel Museum, Jerusalem.

Tiles patterned with rows of composite lotus medallions from a decorative panel, Iznik pottery, circa 1570-80; painted in blue, black, turquoise, green and red, both tiles have been broken and repaired, each 31 cms sq. Calligraphy from Ottoman Turkey, probably assembled in early 19th cent., white and cream coloured paper, script in black ink enhanced with gold pigment, 66 x 53 cms; gold and blue illumination is probably contemporary with the mounts using motifs and scrollwork characteristic of the Ottoman 16th cent.

Flask with floral sprays of hyacinth and prunus blossoms decorated free-hand: Iznik, circa 1560-80; underglaze in black, blue, red and sage-green, h: 46 cms; diameter of rim: 6 cms.

Dagger from Ottoman Turkey; sheath from Germany, 16th - 17th cent., steel , gold damascene work, gilt, silver, lapis lazuli, pearls, wood, leather; dagger length; 36 cm; sheath: 26.5 cms.

Single volume Quran copied by Hafiz Huseyin, Ottoman Turkey, 1274, polished, thin, cream wove paper, gold-leaf margins; 17.5 x 11.5 cms.

Rug depicting a prayer-niche on a plain field; Cairo, Ottoman Empire, late 16th or early 17th cent.; wool and cotton pile on silk and wood foundation, 158 x 120 cms.

Desk set, Ottoman Turkey, 19th cent., ivory, coral, steel, gold damascene work; leather box lined with cotton velvet; length 17 cms; pen rest; scissors, penknife blade with steel blade and gilt maker's stamp reading Riza with ivory handle and coral tip.

Avigdor Arikha, Self Portrait in Raincoat, Peering, 1988, pastel on emery paper, 70.5 x 55 cms, collection: Gilbert de Botton, Saint Moritz.
Avigdor Arikha, Ipsios, 1990, oil on canvas, 55 x 46 cms, collection: Marlborough Fine Art, London.
Avigdor Arikha, Painting on a Hot Day, 1991, oil on canvas, 73 x 60 cms, collection: Marlborough Fine Art, London.
Avigdor Arikha, Portrait of R.B.Kitaj, 1982, etching, 26 x 33 cms, Israel Museum, Jerusalem.