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Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2767: Main text scribe

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Item

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2767

Collection

Biblioteca Palatina (Parma, Italy)

Name

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2767: Main text scribe

Scribe

Isaiah b. Abraham ha-Levi (Date active: יהושע בן אברהם הלוי)

Scribe Identifications

Scribe named in the document

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Script Definition

Script Type

Ashkenazi

Script Quality

Calligraphic

Script Function

Bookhand

Script Style

Scholars'

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

In the upper part
Attached to the headline

Spaces Between Lines

Stable
Equal to the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Stable
Smaller than the width of an average he

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Stable
Smaller than the width of an average vav

Text Rapidity

Slow

Letters in a Word

Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size
Square

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

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 not parallel to the downstrokes
Ascenders are parallel among them
Descenders are parallel among them

Width of the Stroke

Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib

Created: 20 Jan 2025, 1:47 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Entry Authors: Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Letter

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2767: Main text scribe

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Letter

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

Daleth

He

Vav

Ḥeth

Ṭeth

Yod

Kaph

Kaph: final

Lamed

Mem

Mem: final

Nun

Nun: final

Samekh

'Ayin

Pe

Pe: final

Ṣade

Ṣade: final

Qoph

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav