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Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2903: Main text scribe 2 - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Item

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2903

Collection

Biblioteca Palatina (Parma, Italy)

Name

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2903: Main text scribe 2 - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Levi b. Aaron (לוי בן אהרן) (Date active: 1426 - 1475)

Scribe Identifications

Scribe named in the document

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Role Observations

This scribe copied the second part of the manuscript, fols 153-244.

Scribe Name in Document

לוי בן אהרון

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name

Script Definition

Script Type

Ashkenazi

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Quality

Calligraphic

Script Function

Bookhand

Script Style

Drop-shape

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

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

Text Density

Stable

Number of Vertical Lines

Number of Horizontal Lines

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

Aleph Dimensions

3mm x 2.5mm

He Dimensions

2mm x 1.5mm

Shin Dimensions

2mm x 2.5mm

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 shading

Published: 17 Sep 2025, 11:21 a.m.

Created: 13 Feb 2025, 4:37 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Last Updated: 17 Sep 2025, 11:21 a.m. by Joseph O'Hara

Entry Authors: Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Contributors: Joseph O'Hara

Letter

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2903: Main text scribe 2 - Non-square (Beinoni)

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: final

Samekh

'Ayin

Pe

Ṣade

Qoph

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav

Punctuation