ABSTRACT
Themanuscriptsarequotedaccordingtothetownsandcollections,inwhich theyarepreserved,andthesignsusedbythelatter.Notethefollowingabbreviations: T.-S.:Taylor-SchechterCollection,preservedintheUniversityLibrary,Cambridge,
England. ULCambridge:OthercollectionsofGenizapapersinthesamelibrary. Oxford:BodleianLibrary,Oxford,ms.Heb. MJ:JacobMann,Thejell'SinE!!JptandinPalestineundertheFatimidCaliphs,Oxford
1920-22. MT:JacobMann,TextsandStudiesI,Cincinnati193I. IndiaBook:AcollectionofGenizadocumentsontheIndiatrade,preparedbythe
presentwriterforpublication. Med.Soc.:MediterraneanSocietyintheHighMiddleAges,basedonRecordsfromthe
CairoGeniza,avolumeinpreparationbythepresentwriter.Thearticleprinted abovecorrespondstoSection4ofChapterIIofthisbook.