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Printer’s Mark
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The press of Solomon Proops was one of the most prolific and well-known Hebrew presses in eighteenth-century Europe. The printer’s mark used by Proops (which does not appear on all his works) depicts…

Contributor:

Solomon Proops

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1730

Subjects:

Print, Profession, Jewish languages, Cities

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Decorative Arts
Print of two hands with fingers in "V" shapes beneath a crown surrounded by decorative motifs.
Lamentation for Those Who Perished in the Abriyah Earthquake
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The Kinah [Lament] in Honor of Those Who Died in the Earthquake Wail O [professional female] mourners for the suffering of our death. The earth trembled with the earthquakes. We lost young and old…

Contributor:

Eliezer Farḥi

Places:

New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)

Date:

1909

Subjects:

Art, Jewish languages, Poverty, Profession, Yiddish

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Cartooning & Graphic Art