"The 'Book of Crumbs' contains 47 selections of Syriac literature of the Assyrian Church of the East with introductions to each selection. The book was produced by the Archbishop of Canterbury's Assyrian Mission in Urmia, Iran as a textbook to be used in their schools for advanced students. The book was compiled by the missionary David Jenks with the help of Shamasha Yosip DeKelaita (later Qashisha). Among the authors represented are Mar Aprim the Great, Mar Touma of Marga, Mar Babai the Great, Mar Audisho Bar Brikha, Mar Gewargis of Atour, Mar Khamis Bar Qardahe, and Mar Narsai."--Publisher's online description.