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I will not dwell too long on the bitter theme of the many purely external difficulties with which the writer in exile must contend. I hope that those who have not experienced these difficulties…
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Lion Feuchtwanger
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1943
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A simple four-syllable poem, where each of the four members of the line has four tenu‘ot, with no yated. In some of them, the members do not rhyme…
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Immanuel Benevento
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Mantua, Duchy of Mantua (Mantova, Italy)
Date:
1547
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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…
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Iehudah Machabeu
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La Rochelle, France
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1655
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I have already hinted at this in the previous chapter: how…
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Samuel Archevolti
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Padua, Venice (Padua, Italy)
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1602
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A new letter-writing guide containing many examples of various kinds of important letters written with great diligence, great sensitivity, and in the best style; these letters also include very nice…
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Hirsh Leon D’or
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Vilna, Russian Empire (Vilnius, Lithuania)
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1893