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Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2902: Main text scribe 1 - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Item

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2902

Collection

Biblioteca Palatina (Parma, Italy)

Name

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2902: Main text scribe 1 - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Samuel (שמואל?) (Date active: 1391)

Scribe Identifications

Scribe named in the document

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Role Observations

Name pointed out several times through the parts of the manuscript copied by this scribe's hand (ff. 19r, 35r, 249v). See annotations on fols 45v-46r.

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Differentiated letters

Script Definition

Script Type

Ashkenazi

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Quality

Current

Script Function

Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

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

Text Density

Stable

Spaces Between Lines

Variable

Spaces Between Words

Variable

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Variable

Text Rapidity

Quick

Letters in a Word

Irregular spacing
Biting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Aleph Dimensions

2mm x 2mm

He Dimensions

2mm x 2mm

Shin Dimensions

3mm x 2.5mm

Proportions of Average Letters

Variable size

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
Descenders are shorter than the height of the average letter

Parallelism Between Strokes

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 not parallel among them
Descenders are not parallel among them

Width of the Stroke

Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib

Published: 16 Sep 2025, 9:34 a.m.

Created: 3 Feb 2025, 5:19 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Last Updated: 16 Sep 2025, 9:34 a.m. by Joseph O'Hara

Entry Authors: Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Contributors: Joseph O'Hara

Abbreviation

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2902: Abbreviation - #26256

Justification

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2902: Justification - #26252

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2902: Justification - #26249

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2902: Justification - #26255

Letter

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2902: Main text scribe 1 - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Abbreviation

Justification

Letter

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

Daleth

He

Vav

Zayin

Ḥeth

Ṭeth

Yod

Kaph: final

Lamed

Mem

Mem: final

Nun

Nun: final

Samekh

'Ayin

Pe

Pe: final

Ṣade

Ṣade: final

Qoph

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav

Punctuation