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Show gave Professors AbdaMbaiA oWbbodi Bay aad Asia Suryal Atiya of the 9epart£»at of History la farouk X University to deal vita the meanaestsl Arable Collection of books aad Flrsaono, Professor Storad Rsntl of fh» Oriental Institute of Pound I 9aiv©s«ltr far tfca rtMopde issnassrlpts* ind two Tereologlsta C'ntaond Safe! aad Ibrahim Sahry) from the Archive* of th* Afediae Palace &s& th* farouk X IfatiaiaUy for the Turkish aad Persian doaaaoats. froa Aasrlaa, Br, Kenneth Clark of Dak* Ssiv&rsity aad Mr, Howard lea of Drew University, hath Bible scholar*, ware noadaatad by the Library for the Greek CelXaetiea. Finally, Professor Oerard Sarltt* of Letmsla trnivoralty Sa Belgian nas entreated vita the vork on 13* Syrlae, GeorsiaB, AraoaSan aad Eastern Earepeaa naauanripte. Th* Uapeditioa finally oaas to a eaeeessft:! ead Sa lair 1950, A uerM mc&rd ems satiaaed a? the Jafat eetioii of S o two ergaalsatl^at derived froa Bgypt aad Anarisa, Snarly a aSHloa folia* sere rJarefliaed la twelve dl Parent laagaa^B* Including Greek, Arabia, SyrSae, Georgian, Arnenlan, alliMafii, Foliat, Latin, Coptle, fthftofic, Turkish aad Persian, Tree© eoatafa sens very aseleat jasmserlpte dating free the early alddl* agos and ee?ar &sa fields of Bible studies, Hteretaro, history, geography, philosophy* ©aiesee, asthenatiee aad aedielae. As the Monastery of St. Cetheplna is s&toatad In th* heart of th* Slnal fastnesses, at a eenslderahl* distaaa* froa ®m valley of the Kile, these greet works of refareae® had re-aoiaad Smeeeasihle to scholar* in spits of tfair great tastlgalty and ia~ rertanee, Son they will soon ha accessible to all ah* visfc to eos-ult then, It rough th* Library of Congress, and at farouk I 6at*arsi%« A vory atpgHaafl feature ©f la* contents cf the Monastery library Is the. tntfqpi oolie,Ttloa of flscans (or scrolls) emsfitlag fan* the aourt* of the Caliph®, Saltans aad Hags of Egypt, and th* Ottaaaa lajdre, Sa |