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Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2809: Main text scribe; Vocaliser - Square

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Item

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2809

Collection

Biblioteca Palatina (Parma, Italy)

Name

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2809: Main text scribe; Vocaliser - Square

Scribe

Moses b. Jacob b. Moses b. N. Khalif (משה (הסופר) בן יעקב בן משה ן' כאלף) (Date active: 1473)

Scribe Identifications

Scribe named in the document

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe
Vocaliser

Scribe Role Observations

It is likely that the scribe was the masorete and the vocaliser. At the same time, the ink used for the vowels and some of the accents is visibly different (considerably lighter brown).

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name

Script Definition

Script Type

Sephardi

Script Mode

Square

Script Quality

Monumental

Script Function

Display

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

In the middle
Attached to the headline
Ascenders go above the headline
Descenders descend below the baseline

Text Density

Stable

Spaces Between Lines

Stable
Smaller than 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
Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size
Elongated vertically

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 not parallel to the downstrokes
Descenders are 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
There is no shading

Created: 24 Jan 2025, 10:41 a.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Entry Authors: Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Decoration

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2809: Decoration - #25550

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2809: Decoration - #25548

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2809: Decoration - #25549

Justification

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2809: Justification - #25538

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2809: Justification - #25537

Letter

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2809: Main text scribe; Vocaliser - Square

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Decoration

Justification

Letter

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

Daleth

He

Vav

Zayin

Ḥeth

Ṭeth

Yod

Kaph

Kaph: final

Lamed

Mem

Mem: final

Nun

Samekh

'Ayin

Pe

Pe: final

Ṣade

Ṣade: final

Qoph

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav

Vowel/Diacritic