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Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3042: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Item

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3042

Collection

Biblioteca Palatina (Parma, Italy)

Name

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3042: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe Identifications

Scribe named in the document

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Name in Document

משה בן אלייא

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name

Script Definition

Script Type

Italian

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Quality

Current

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

Spaces Between Lines

Stable
Higher than the height of the line of writing

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)
Equal to the width of an average vav
Smaller than the width of an average vav

Text Rapidity

Quick

Letters in a Word

Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size
Elongated horizontally

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
Descenders are longer 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

Created: 28 Mar 2025, 12:29 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Entry Authors: Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Divine Symbol

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3042: Divine Symbol - #32757

Justification

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3042: Justification - #31271

Letter

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3042: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Divine Symbol

Justification

Letter

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

Daleth

He

Vav

Zayin

Ḥeth

Ṭeth

Yod

Kaph

Kaph: final

Lamed

Mem

Mem: final

Nun

Nun: final

Samekh

'Ayin

Pe

Pe: final

Ṣade

Ṣade: final

Qoph

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav