Need German Language Help re Kaskara

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Originally Posted by corrado26

It will certainly not be a too big problem to find somebody in Germany who can read these pages but it will be a big problem to find somebody who is able to understand this oldfashioned and partly very peculiar German and at last to translate these pages because this needs a great deal of special knowledge.

Sadly I have to agree with Corrado, it's an old fashioned language, I've read a few pages in the morning, when I understand and remember correct there was an academic disagreement between ethnologist if specified nomadic groups could be called "Bejah", somewhat in this direction since I've cross read it but it was only an indroduction about what he will tell later in the book so I assume that you have to read nearly all, understand everything correct, will be able to tell it in short good translated! It will be a challenge!
I don't know if I find the time to read more, sorry.

Regards,
Detlef

[Edster]

Corrado26 and Detief, thanks for your interest and effort. I know nothing of German and didn't realize it was written in so old fashion language. I'm writing an analysis of kaskara cross-guard types (plan to post on EAA) and am mainly interested in the identification of the cloth armored horseman in the lithograph. He could be carrying an early example of the kaskara and I'd like to know his origin and any comments about him. The other info on the Arab tribes of the area would just be gravy, and I don't really "need" a translation of it.

Thanks again,
Ed