Variety in the Typography of Yiddish: 1535-1635

Early Yiddish printing has been little studied as part of the history of printing. The unusual alphabet that was used for Yiddish for centuries has been noticed, of course, but not thoroughly examined. Prague Hebrew type of 1540 has incorrectly been called the Vorlage of the Yiddish Type which appea...

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Main Author: Zafren, Herbert C. (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: College 1982
In: Hebrew Union College annual / Jewish Institute of Religion
Year: 1982, Volume: 53, Pages: 137-163
RelBib Classification:BH Judaism
Further subjects:B Yiddish
Parallel Edition:Electronic