JHAR 2022/2–3

Contents

V. Vasilev. Antique Seal-Box Cap from the Fund of Sandanski Archaeological Museum

S. Atanasova. The Forgotten Bulgarians: Peter Kermekchiev – Patriot аnd Philanthropist

D. Tsoneva. Leather Tanning in Gabrovo and Sevlievo (1878–1947) – Traditions and Modernity

P. Pavlovitch. The Arabs in Sicily: From Conquest to Cultural Synthesis (Desislava Vladimirova. The Arabs in Sicily (9th–11th Centuries). Conquest, Administration and Cultural Interaction. Sofia: Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski Press, 2020, 200 pp.)

D. Tsoneva. A New Book about the Bulgarian Textile Industry (1800– 1912) Answers Why “Swimming Against the Current” is Difficult (Martin Ivanov. To Swim against the Tide: The Bulgarian Textile Crafts and Their Growth into a Factory Industry, 1800–1912. Sofia: Ciela Publishing House, 2021, 551 pp.)

P. Pavlovitch. Dār al-Islām: an Encyclopaedist’s Perspective (Yordan Peev. The Abode of Islam. A Reference Book. Sofia: Iztok–Zapad Publishing House, 2022, 880 pp. with 7 col. ill.)

List of Authors