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So far as the Gaonic period is concerned, the characteristics of these thousands of letters are lucidity of thought and terseness of expression.

From Chapters on Jewish Literature by Abrahams, Israel

The one bearing upon the chronology of the Talmudic and Gaonic periods is the chief source for the history of those times.

From Rashi by Szold, Adele

The literary productions of the Gaonic age open with the Sheeltoth written by Achai in the year 760.

From Chapters on Jewish Literature by Abrahams, Israel

It was Rabbi Moses who, while still in Russia, corresponded with Samuel ben Ali, head of the Babylonian Academy, and called the attention of Western scholars to certain Gaonic decisions.

From The Haskalah Movement in Russia by Raisin, Jacob S.