The Career of Moses Shapira, Bookseller and Antiquarian

This article takes a look at the career of Moses Shapira, the notorious bookseller, antiquities dealer, and possible forger of 19th-century Jerusalem. Despite Shapira’s fame among scholars, his career is little discussed beyond the episodes of the Deuteronomy strips and, to a much lesser extent, the...

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Main Author: Preß, Michael 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group 2023
In: Palestine exploration quarterly
Year: 2023, Volume: 155, Issue: 3, Pages: 230-253
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Shapira, Moses Wilhelm 1830-1884 / Forgery / Antique dealers / Jerusalem
IxTheo Classification:HA Bible
KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KBL Near East and North Africa
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Summary:This article takes a look at the career of Moses Shapira, the notorious bookseller, antiquities dealer, and possible forger of 19th-century Jerusalem. Despite Shapira’s fame among scholars, his career is little discussed beyond the episodes of the Deuteronomy strips and, to a much lesser extent, the ‘Moabite pottery.’ By surveying his career as a whole, I will put these episodes into a clearer context, shedding additional light on Shapira’s methods and motivations. In addition, since we have more information by far on Shapira’s career than on that of any other seller of antiquities in Late Ottoman Palestine, understanding his career provides important insights into how the antiquities trade in Palestine operated at the time.
ISSN:1743-1301
Contains:Enthalten in: Palestine exploration quarterly
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/00310328.2022.2050075