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Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2916: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni); Cursive

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Item

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2916

Collection

Biblioteca Palatina (Parma, Italy)

Name

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2916: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni); Cursive

Scribe

Benjamin Hosea b. Immanuel (בנימן הושעי<ה> בן עמנואל) (Date active: 1487)

Scribe Identifications

Scribe named in the document

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name

Script Definition

Script Type

Italian

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)
Cursive

Script Quality

Calligraphic
Current

Script Function

Bookhand

Script Style

Rotunda

Script Observations

Hybridity semi-cursive/cursive - see Shin variations in the manuscript annotations

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

Variable
Higher 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

Quick

Letters in a Word

Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Aleph Dimensions

2mm x 1.5mm

He Dimensions

2mm x 1.5mm

Shin Dimensions

2mm x 2mm

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size

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 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

Published: 19 Feb 2025, 2:46 p.m.

Created: 19 Feb 2025, 1:18 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Last Updated: 18 Sep 2025, 10:47 a.m. by Caleb Klein

Entry Authors: Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Contributors: Caleb Klein

Decoration

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2916: Decoration - #27929

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2916: Decoration - #27961

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2916: Decoration - #27959

Justification

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2916: Justification - #27966

Letter

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2916: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni); Cursive

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

Lamed

Mem

Mem: final

Nun

Nun: final

Samekh

'Ayin

Pe

Ṣade

Qoph

Shin/Sin

Tav