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Why Roman typography is the most developed typography between other writing system?

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david h

david h

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> Müteferrika: his punchcutter is recorded as having been an Ottoman Jew. If anyone comes across any further information about this man, I would be very interested.

John,

The Jewish punchcutter & printer: Jonah ben Jacob Ashkenazi (was born in Zalosce, Poland - now Zaliztsi, Ukraine; also known as Zalozcy, and particularly in older Jewish sources Zalozitz; was among those who cast the first Turkish type)
Jonah ben Jacob Ashkenazi contributed significantly to the revival of the Ladino language & literature.

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