Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni) 3

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Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4
Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana (Mantova, Italy)
Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni) 3

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Sephardi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the upper part
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Variable
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
Variable
Variable
Quick
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Puzzle-letters
  • Writing on different levels

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • 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 parallel among them
  • Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
  • There is shading
21 Oct 2025, 8:18 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni) 3', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1496/ on 2025-12-08.

Abbreviation

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Abbreviation - #33838
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Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Abbreviation - #33856
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Decoration

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Decoration - #33861
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Justification

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Justification - #33846
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Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Justification - #33836
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Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Justification - #33832
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Letter

Aleph

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33828
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Beth

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33857
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Gimel

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33842
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Daleth

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33860
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He

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33848
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Vav

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33858
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Zayin

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33831
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Ḥeth

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33839
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Ṭeth

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33829
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Yod

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33854
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Kaph

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33849
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Kaph: final

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33847
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Lamed

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33855
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Mem

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33841
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Mem: final

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33840
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Nun

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33852
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Nun: final

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33859
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Samekh

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33853
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'Ayin

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33837
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Pe

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33851
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Pe: final

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33833
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Ṣade

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33830
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Ṣade: final

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33827
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Qoph

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33844
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Resh

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33850
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Shin/Sin

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33835
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Tav

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33843
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Nexus

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Nexus - #33834
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Punctuation

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Punctuation - #33845
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