Munich, BSB Cod. hebr. 242: Main text scribe - Square

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Munich, BSB MS. Cod. Hebr. 242
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (Munich, Germany)
Munich, BSB Cod. hebr. 242: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Isaac b. Abraham de Villaja Alfando (יצחק בן אברהם די וילייא אלפנדו) (Date active: 1430)
Autograph
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Sephardi
Square
Calligraphic
Display

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Variable
Variable
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Slow
Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • Elongated vertically
  • Downstrokes are parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are parallel
  • Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
  • There is shading
2 Apr 2025, 9:51 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli

Letter

Aleph

Munich, BSB MS. Cod. Hebr. 242: Letter - #31533
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Beth

Munich, BSB MS. Cod. Hebr. 242: Letter - #31538
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Vav

Munich, BSB MS. Cod. Hebr. 242: Letter - #31535
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Zayin

Munich, BSB MS. Cod. Hebr. 242: Letter - #31534
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Yod

Munich, BSB MS. Cod. Hebr. 242: Letter - #31542
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Nun

Munich, BSB MS. Cod. Hebr. 242: Letter - #31539
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Samekh

Munich, BSB MS. Cod. Hebr. 242: Letter - #31532
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'Ayin

Munich, BSB MS. Cod. Hebr. 242: Letter - #31536
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Pe

Munich, BSB MS. Cod. Hebr. 242: Letter - #31531
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Resh

Munich, BSB MS. Cod. Hebr. 242: Letter - #31537
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Shin/Sin

Munich, BSB MS. Cod. Hebr. 242: Letter - #31540
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Tav

Munich, BSB MS. Cod. Hebr. 242: Letter - #31541
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