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Munich, BSB Cod. Hebr. 302: Main text scribe - Cursive

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Item

Munich, BSB MS. Cod. Hebr. 302

Collection

Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (Munich, Germany)

Name

Munich, BSB Cod. Hebr. 302: Main text scribe - Cursive

Scribe

Eliezer Parnas (אליעזר פרנס) (Date active: 1484; 1495)

Scribe Identifications

Scribe named in the document

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name

Script Definition

Script Type

Sephardi

Script Mode

Cursive

Script Quality

Current

Script Function

Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

Attached to the headline

Text Density

Stable

Spaces Between Words

Stable
Equal to the width of an average he

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Variable
No space (letters touch each other)
Smaller than the width of an average vav

Text Rapidity

Quick

Letters in a Word

Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter

Parallelism Between Strokes

Descenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
Downstrokes are parallel
Horizontal strokes are parallel
Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes

Width of the Stroke

Thin, traced with the edge of the flat nib
There is no shading

Published: 10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m.

Created: 16 May 2023, 10:21 a.m. by Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi

Last Updated: 24 Mar 2025, 8:29 a.m. by Elena Lolli

Entry Authors: Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi

Contributors: Elena Lolli

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