Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.1.27: Main Scribe – Non-square

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Biblioteca Laurenziana (Florence, Italy)

Main Scribe – Non-square

Scribe

Main text scribe

Script Definition

Sephardi

Non-square (Beinoni)

Current

Bookhand

Scholars'

Global Aspect of the Script

Attached to the headline

Variable

Variable

Variable

  • Variable
  • No space (letters touch each other)

Quick

  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Writing on different levels

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size

  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are equal to the height of the average letter

  • Downstrokes are not parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are not parallel
  • Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are not parallel among them
  • Descenders are not parallel among them

  • Thin, traced with the edge of the flat nib
  • There is no shading

22 Dec 2023, 7:58 a.m.
Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.1.27: Letter - #5150
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Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.1.27: Letter - #5151
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Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.1.27: Letter - #5153
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Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.1.27: Letter - #5154
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Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.1.27: Letter - #5155
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Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.1.27: Letter - #5220
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Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.1.27: Letter - #5221
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Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.1.27: Letter - #5222
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Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.1.27: Letter - #5223
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Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.1.27: Letter - #5224
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Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.1.27: Letter - #5225
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Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.1.27: Letter - #5226
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Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.1.27: Letter - #5227
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Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.1.27: Ligature - #5152
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