Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241
Biblioteca Palatina (Parma, Italy)
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Abraham b. Solomon de Bagnols of Montpellier (אברהם בן שלמה הררי המכונה דבניולש) (Date active: 1391)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

  • Sephardi
  • Sephardi (Catalan/Provençal)
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Variable
  • Equal to the height of the line of writing
  • Variable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
Variable
Slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Variable size
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than 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 parallel among them
  • Descenders are not parallel among them
15 Jan 2025, 9:41 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1080/ on 2025-11-23.

Decoration

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241: Decoration - #32702
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Letter

Aleph

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241: Letter - #24691
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Beth

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241: Letter - #24692
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Gimel

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241: Letter - #24694
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Daleth

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241: Letter - #24709
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He

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241: Letter - #24701
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Vav

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241: Letter - #24706
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Zayin

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241: Letter - #24705
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Ḥeth

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241: Letter - #24686
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Ṭeth

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241: Letter - #24685
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Yod

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241: Letter - #24707
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Kaph

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241: Letter - #24704
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Kaph: final

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241: Letter - #24695
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Lamed

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241: Letter - #24693
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Mem

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241: Letter - #24699
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Mem: final

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241: Letter - #24689
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Nun

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241: Letter - #24696
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Nun: final

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241: Letter - #24703
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Samekh

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241: Letter - #24700
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'Ayin

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241: Letter - #24684
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Pe

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241: Letter - #24683
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Pe: final

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241: Letter - #24688
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Ṣade

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241: Letter - #24687
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Ṣade: final

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241: Letter - #24679
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Qoph

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241: Letter - #24698
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Resh

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241: Letter - #24708
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Shin/Sin

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241: Letter - #24697
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Tav

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241: Letter - #24702
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Nexus

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2241: Nexus - #24690
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