Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Glossator 2 - Cursive

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Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5
Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana (Mantova, Italy)
Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Glossator 2 - Cursive

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Glossator

Script Definition

Sephardi
Cursive
Current
Documentary

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
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 equal to 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
24 Oct 2025, 7:54 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli

Abbreviation

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Abbreviation - #34077
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Divine Symbol

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Divine Symbol - #34073
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Letter

Aleph

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34076
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Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34100
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Beth

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34088
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Gimel

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34079
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Daleth

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34090
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He

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34071
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Vav

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34096
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Zayin

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34098
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Ḥeth

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34080
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Ṭeth

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34099
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Yod

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34097
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Kaph

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34074
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Kaph: final

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34075
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Lamed

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34093
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Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34089
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Mem

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34083
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Mem: final

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34085
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Nun

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34094
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Nun: final

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34091
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Samekh

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34078
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'Ayin

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34086
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Pe

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34095
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Pe: final

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34072
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Ṣade

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34087
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Qoph

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34081
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Resh

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34084
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Shin/Sin

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34092
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Tav

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Letter - #34082
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Ligature

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 5: Ligature - #34101
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