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Munich, BSB Cod. hebr. 212: BSB Cod. Hebr. 212 Main scribe – Square

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Munich, BSB Cod. hebr. 212

Collection

Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (Munich, Germany)

Name

BSB Cod. Hebr. 212 Main scribe – Square

Scribe

Scribe Identifications

Scribe not identified

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Script Definition

Script Type

Ashkenazi

Script Mode

Square

Script Quality

Calligraphic

Script Function

Bookhand

Script Style

Gothic

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

In the middle
Ascenders go above the headline
Descenders descend below the baseline

Text Density

Stable

Spaces Between Lines

Variable
Smaller than the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Smaller than the width of an average he

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

No space (letters touch each other)
Smaller than the width of an average vav

Text Rapidity

Slow

Letters in a Word

Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
Descenders are shorter than the height of the average letter

Parallelism Between Strokes

Downstrokes are parallel
Horizontal strokes are parallel
Ascenders are parallel to the downstrokes
Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
Ascenders are parallel among them
Descenders are parallel among them

Width of the Stroke

There is shading

Last Updated: 20 Feb 2023, 9:35 a.m.

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