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This sheet by the calligrapher and scribe Iehudah Machabeu presents samples of different “lettering,” including Hebrew (at the top), Arabic, Greek, Castilian, English, French, Italian, and Latin. It…
Contributor:
Iehudah Machabeu
Places:
La Rochelle, France
Date:
1655
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It is plain for all to see, sir, that our youth is abandoning our language—but why? Because in their eyes it is a dead and useless tongue. All our efforts to make them appreciate the importance of the…
Contributor:
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
Places:
Paris, France
Date:
1880