Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5
Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana (Mantova, Italy)
Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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

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
23 Oct 2025, 8:04 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1500/ on 2025-12-08.

Abbreviation

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Abbreviation - #33989
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Divine Symbol

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Divine Symbol - #34020
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Justification

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Justification - #34008
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Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Justification - #33991
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Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Justification - #34012
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Letter

Aleph

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #33990
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Beth

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #33994
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Gimel

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34000
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Daleth

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34004
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He

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34014
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Vav

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34015
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Zayin

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #33988
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Ḥeth

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #33995
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Ṭeth

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34017
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Yod

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34018
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Kaph

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34002
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Kaph: final

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #33992
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Lamed

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34019
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Mem

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #33999
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Mem: final

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34005
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Nun

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #33997
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Nun: final

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #33998
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Samekh

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34011
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'Ayin

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34003
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Pe

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34013
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Pe: final

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #33996
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Ṣade

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34001
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Qoph

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34009
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Resh

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34016
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Shin/Sin

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34007
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Tav

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34010
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Nexus

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Nexus - #33993
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Punctuation

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Punctuation - #34006
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