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Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2095: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Item

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2095

Collection

Biblioteca Palatina (Parma, Italy)

Name

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2095: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Joab b. Yeḥiel of the Bethel family (יואב בן יחיאל יוסף מביתאל) (Date active: 1401-1460 (active))

Scribe Identifications

Scribe named in the document

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Role Observations

I equate this scribe to the scribe of the part of Parma 1844 on the basis of evaluation provided in Richler and Beit-Arié Catalogue, although the colophon of this MS does not mention the family name ([of] Bethel or Beit-El). Sfardata renders the name of the scribe for this MS as "יואב (סופר) בן מנחם יוסף"

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name

Script Definition

Script Type

Italian

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Quality

Calligraphic
Current

Script Function

Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

Ascenders go above the headline
Descenders descend below the baseline

Text Density

Stable

Number of Vertical Lines

11.5

Number of Horizontal Lines

Spaces Between Lines

Variable
Higher than the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Variable

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

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

Text Rapidity

Slow

Letters in a Word

Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Aleph Dimensions

2.5mm x 2mm

He Dimensions

2mm x 2mm

Shin Dimensions

2mm x 2mm

Proportions of Average Letters

Variable size
Elongated vertically

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter

Parallelism Between Strokes

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

Published: 17 Sep 2025, 11:29 a.m.

Created: 16 Dec 2024, 4:47 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 17 Sep 2025, 11:29 a.m. by Caleb Klein

Contributors: Caleb Klein

Letter

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2095: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Letter

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

Daleth

He

Vav

Zayin

Ḥeth

Ṭeth

Yod

Kaph

Kaph: final

Lamed

Mem

Mem: final

Nun

Nun: final

Samekh

'Ayin

Pe

Pe: final

Ṣade

Qoph

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav

Nexus