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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Main text scribe 1 - Square

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Item

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231

Collection

The Library of the Romanian Academy (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

Name

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Main text scribe 1 - Square

Scribe

Scribe Identifications

Scribe not identified

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Role (Other)

Scribe of MS U.64230-64231

Script Definition

Script Type

Ashkenazi
Ashkenazi (Germany and Eastern Europe)

Script Mode

Square

Script Quality

Calligraphic

Script Function

Display

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

Number of Vertical Lines

Number of Horizontal Lines

12-14

Spaces Between Lines

Stable
Higher than the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Stable
Smaller than the width of an average he

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Stable
Smaller than the width of an average vav

Text Rapidity

Very slow

Letters in a Word

Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Aleph Dimensions

5 x 4 mm

He Dimensions

4 x 4 mm

Shin Dimensions

4 x 5 mm

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size
Square

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
Descenders are shorter than the height of the average letter

Parallelism Between Strokes

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

Width of the Stroke

Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib

Created: 13 Aug 2025, 9:16 a.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Last Updated: 13 Oct 2025, 11:16 a.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Entry Authors: Miruna-Ștefana Belea

How to cite this page: Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Main text scribe 1 - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1398/ on 2025-12-04.