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Munich. BSB Cod. Hebr. 201: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Item

Munich. BSB Cod. Hebr. 201

Collection

Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (Munich, Germany)

Name

Munich. BSB Cod. Hebr. 201: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Abraham b. Menaḥem Altarino (אברהם יזיי"א יע"ן בכ"ר מנחם אלטרינו) (Date active: 1412-1422 (active))

Scribe Identifications

Scribe named in the document

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name

Script Definition

Script Type

Sephardi (Italo-Sephardi)

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Quality

Current

Script Function

Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

In the upper part

Text Density

Stable

Spaces Between Lines

Stable
Higher than the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Equal to the width of an average he

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

No space (letters touch each other)
Smaller than the width of an average vav

Text Rapidity

Quick

Letters in a Word

Regular spacing
Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size
Square

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
Descenders are equal to 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 not parallel among them

Width of the Stroke

Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
There is no shading

Published: 10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m.

Created: 11 Jun 2023, 1:03 p.m. by Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi

Entry Authors: Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi

Letter

Munich. BSB Cod. Hebr. 201: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Letter

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

Daleth

He

Vav

Ḥeth

Ṭeth

Yod

Kaph

Kaph: final

Lamed

Mem

Mem: final

Nun

Nun: final

Samekh

'Ayin

Pe

Ṣade

Qoph

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav

Punctuation