Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
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Biblioteca Palatina (Parma, Italy)
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
Scribe
Scribe identified by handwriting
Main text scribe
Both Sfardata record and Richler and Beit-Arié Catalogue agree that the scribe is probably Isaac b. Obadiyah b. David of Forli.
Script Definition
Italian
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand
Rotunda
Global Aspect of the Script
- Ascenders go above the headline
- Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
- Stable
- Higher than the height of the line of writing
Variable
- Variable
- No space (letters touch each other)
- Smaller than the width of an average vav
Slow
Irregular spacing
Approximate Size of Average Letters
- Regular size
- Elongated vertically
- Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
- Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
- Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
- 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 parallel among them
Decoration
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Decoration - #23531

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Decoration - #23536

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Decoration - #23535

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Decoration - #23534

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Decoration - #23530

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Decoration - #23533

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Decoration - #23532

Letter
Aleph
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Letter - #23512

Beth
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Letter - #23506

Gimel
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Letter - #23519

Daleth
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Letter - #23503

He
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Letter - #23529

Vav
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Letter - #23527

Zayin
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Letter - #23510

Ḥeth
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Letter - #23508

Ṭeth
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Letter - #23518

Yod
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Letter - #23528

Kaph
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Letter - #23525

Kaph: final
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Letter - #23517

Lamed
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Letter - #23513

Mem
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Letter - #23523

Mem: final
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Letter - #23526

Nun
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Letter - #23522

Nun: final
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Letter - #23521

Samekh
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Letter - #23511

'Ayin
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Letter - #23520

Pe
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Letter - #23507

Pe: final
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Letter - #23516

Ṣade
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Letter - #23514

Ṣade: final
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Letter - #23502

Qoph
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Letter - #23509

Resh
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Letter - #23505

Shin/Sin
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Letter - #23524

Tav
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Letter - #23504

Nexus
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2177: Nexus - #23515
