Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.55: Main text scribe - Square

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Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.55
Biblioteca Laurenziana (Florence, Italy)
Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.55: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Leon b. Yoav Amori (ליאון בן יואב אמורי) (Date active: 1353)
Autograph
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

  • Ashkenazi
  • Ashkenazi (Italo-Ashkenazi)
Square
Calligraphic
Display
  • Rotunda
  • Gothic

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the upper part
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
Stable
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Slow
Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • Square
  • Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are parallel
  • Ascenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
  • Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
  • There is shading
20 Mar 2025, 8:15 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.55: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1274/ on 2025-12-15.

Justification

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.55: Justification - #30843
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Letter

Aleph

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.55: Letter - #30788
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Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.55: Letter - #30789
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Beth

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.55: Letter - #30821
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He

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.55: Letter - #30822
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Vav

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.55: Letter - #30841
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Ḥeth

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.55: Letter - #30830
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Yod

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.55: Letter - #30831
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Mem

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.55: Letter - #30829
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Mem: final

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.55: Letter - #30844
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Nun

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.55: Letter - #30823
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Nun: final

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.55: Letter - #30826
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'Ayin

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.55: Letter - #30828
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Qoph

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.55: Letter - #30839
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Resh

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.55: Letter - #30824
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Shin/Sin

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.55: Letter - #30825
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Tav

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.55: Letter - #30842
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Punctuation

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.55: Punctuation - #30840
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