Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2616: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
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Biblioteca Palatina (Parma, Italy)
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2616: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
Scribe
Scribe not identified
Main text scribe
Sfardata suggests Abraham as the name of the scribe, although it is not mentioned in the colophon. Perhaps, the letters of the name are pointed out somewhere throughout the ms?..
Script Definition
- Sephardi
- Byzantine
- Italian
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand
Global Aspect of the Script
- In the middle
- Ascenders go above the headline
- Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
- Variable
- Higher than the height of the line of writing
Variable
Variable
- Quick
- Slow
- Irregular spacing
- Nesting
- Overarching
Approximate Size of Average Letters
- Variable size
- Elongated vertically
- Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
- Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
- Downstrokes are not parallel
- Horizontal strokes are not 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
There is no shading
Letter
Aleph
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2616: Letter - #32949
Pe: final
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2616: Letter - #32944
Qoph
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2616: Letter - #32948
Tav
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2616: Letter - #32947
