tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33596609.post2034388543323911809..comments2024-03-17T14:11:23.145-05:00Comments on Digital Eccentric: Yiddish books onlineLeslie Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02214388320207490977noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33596609.post-49058080571120669012009-02-09T15:15:00.000-05:002009-02-09T15:15:00.000-05:00I'm no expert in Yiddish publishing, but one aspec...I'm no expert in Yiddish publishing, but one aspect of many of these books seems to be that they use a Hebrew script, and read from right to left. They also start at what we in the West would consider the back of the book, and go toward where we would consider the front. <BR/><BR/>Here's an example from the same book in IA and HathiTrust:<BR/><BR/>http://www.archive.org/details/nybc206697<BR/><BR/>http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015024570064<BR/><BR/>The IA version requires you to click the right arrow to go forward. They have rearranged the pages so that they read according to Western conventions. <BR/><BR/>The Hathi version has misidentified the front and back covers, but has preserved the original order of the pages.Perry Willetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917745408307365829noreply@blogger.com