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Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 3: Main text scribe - Square

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Item

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 3

Collection

Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana (Mantova, Italy)

Name

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 3: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Scribe Identifications

Scribe not identified

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Script Definition

Script Type

Sephardi (Italo-Sephardi)
Italian

Script Mode

Square

Script Quality

Calligraphic

Script Function

Display

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

In the upper part
Ascenders go above the headline
Descenders descend below the baseline

Text Density

Stable

Spaces Between Lines

Stable

Spaces Between Words

Stable
Equal to the width of an average he

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Stable
Smaller than the width of an average vav

Text Rapidity

Slow

Letters in a Word

Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size
Square

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are longer than 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 parallel to the downstrokes
Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
Ascenders are parallel among them
Descenders are parallel among them

Width of the Stroke

Thin, traced with the edge of the flat nib
There is no shading

Created: 15 Oct 2025, 2:25 p.m. by Elena Lolli

Entry Authors: Elena Lolli

Letter

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 3: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Letter

Aleph

Beth

Daleth

He

Vav

Ḥeth

Ṭeth

Yod

Kaph

Lamed

Mem

Mem: final

Nun

Samekh

Pe

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav