Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Biblioteca Palatina (Parma, Italy)
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe identified by handwriting
Main text scribe
Scribe was identified in the Richler and Beit-Arié Catalogue, emphasising that this MS was "[u]ndoubtedly written by Judah b. Solomon ibn Avi Shabbetai ha-Levi who copied MS Cambridge, UL, Add. 1198.1 in Crema in 1495".

Script Definition

Sephardi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the middle
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Variable
Variable
Variable
Variable
Slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching
  • Puzzle-letters

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Variable size
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are 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
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Letter

Aleph

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Letter - #28718
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Beth

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Letter - #28739
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Gimel

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Letter - #28731
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Daleth

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Letter - #28726
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He

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Letter - #28737
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Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Letter - #28736
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Vav

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Letter - #28733
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Zayin

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Letter - #28738
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Ḥeth

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Letter - #28729
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Ṭeth

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Letter - #28735
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Yod

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Letter - #28734
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Kaph

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Letter - #28732
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Kaph: final

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Letter - #28730
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Lamed

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Letter - #28722
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Mem

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Letter - #28716
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Mem: final

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Letter - #28728
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Nun

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Letter - #28717
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Nun: final

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Letter - #28721
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Samekh

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Letter - #28712
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'Ayin

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Letter - #28723
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Pe

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Letter - #28711
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Pe: final

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Letter - #28715
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Ṣade

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Letter - #28719
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Ṣade: final

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Letter - #28714
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Qoph

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Letter - #28720
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Resh

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Letter - #28725
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Shin/Sin

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Letter - #28724
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Tav

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Letter - #28727
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Ligature

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Ligature - #28713
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Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Ligature - #28740
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Nexus

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2474: Nexus - #28741
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