Dutch Translation of Penitential Prayers and Psalms

David de Aron Uziel Cardoso

1714

Manuscript page of Dutch text framed in lined border with illustrations of birds and flowers on top and Dutch words around frame.
This page of selichot (penitential prayers) is from a Dutch translation of penitential Prayers and Psalms made for Sarah de la Farra in Amsterdam.

Credits

MS X893 J71, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University in the City of New York.

Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.

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Creator Bio

David de Aron Uziel Cardoso

17th–18th Centuries

David de Aron Uziel Cardoso was a scribe in Amsterdam in the early eighteenth century.

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Jewish Printing and Book Culture

1500–1750

Jewish printing unified far-flung communities by standardizing religious texts, created textual uniformity, and enabled vernacular translations, and facilitated the spread of Jewish texts and knowledge. 

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Early Modern Jewish Languages

1500–1750

As Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jews migrated eastward, Yiddish and Ladino emerged as distinct languages. Both languages developed literary traditions, as print became more widespread.

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