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