Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Glossator - Cursive

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Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4
Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana (Mantova, Italy)
Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Glossator - Cursive

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Glossator

Script Definition

Sephardi
Cursive
Current
Documentary

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Variable
Variable
Variable
No space (letters touch each other)
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 not parallel among them
  • Descenders are not parallel among them
  • Thin, traced with the edge of the flat nib
  • There is no shading
22 Oct 2025, 7:23 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Glossator - Cursive', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1498/ on 2025-12-08.

Abbreviation

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Abbreviation - #33947
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Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Abbreviation - #33925
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Editorial Symbol

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Editorial Symbol - #33952
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Justification

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Justification - #33944
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Letter

Aleph

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33924
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Beth

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33934
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Gimel

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33926
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Daleth

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33929
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He

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33927
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Vav

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33951
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Zayin

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33928
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Ḥeth

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33940
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Yod

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33945
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Kaph

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33938
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Kaph: final

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33930
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Lamed

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33948
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Mem

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33923
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Mem: final

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33933
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Nun

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33950
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Nun: final

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33939
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Samekh

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33943
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'Ayin

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33932
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Pe

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33942
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Pe: final

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33937
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Ṣade

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33936
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Qoph

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33946
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Resh

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33935
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Shin/Sin

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33931
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Tav

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Letter - #33941
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Punctuation

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 4: Punctuation - #33949
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