Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3197: Main text scribe - Square

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Biblioteca Palatina (Parma, Italy)
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3197: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
According to Richler's catalogue, "[t]he name (of the copyist?) Barukh is pointed out (ff. 26r, 34v)" (p. 285).
Differentiated letters

Script Definition

Ashkenazi
Square
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the middle
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Equal to the height of the line of writing
  • Variable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Very slow
Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • 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

Justification

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3197: Justification - #34069
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Letter

Aleph

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3197: Letter - #34066
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Ṭeth

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3197: Letter - #34061
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Lamed

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3197: Letter - #34063
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Mem

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3197: Letter - #34062
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Mem: final

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3197: Letter - #34053
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Samekh

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3197: Letter - #34052
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'Ayin

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3197: Letter - #34064
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Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3197: Letter - #34065
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Pe

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3197: Letter - #34058
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Pe: final

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3197: Letter - #34067
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Ṣade

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3197: Letter - #34060
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Ṣade: final

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3197: Letter - #34054
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Qoph

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3197: Letter - #34068
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Resh

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3197: Letter - #34070
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Shin/Sin

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3197: Letter - #34055
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Tav

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3197: Letter - #34059
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