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Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3251: Main text scribe - Square

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Item

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3251

Collection

Biblioteca Palatina (Parma, Italy)

Name

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3251: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Judah (יהודה) (Date active: 1326-1375)

Scribe Identifications

Scribe named in the document

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Role Observations

According to Richler's catalogue, "[t]he name (of the scribe?) Judah appearing in the text on f. 64v is decorated with the face of a lion (the symbol of Judah); the name Jacob is also conspicuously pointed out on f. 34r linked to a vocalization point and it may refer to the name of the vocalizer" (p. 297).

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Differentiated letters

Script Definition

Script Type

Ashkenazi

Script Mode

Square

Script Quality

Calligraphic

Script Function

Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

In the middle
Ascenders go above the headline
Descenders descend below the baseline

Text Density

Stable

Spaces Between Lines

Stable
Equal to the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Variable
Smaller than the width of an average he

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Stable
Smaller than the width of an average vav

Text Rapidity

Very slow

Letters in a Word

Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size
Elongated vertically

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter

Parallelism Between Strokes

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

Created: 28 Oct 2025, 10:50 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Justification

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3251: Justification - #34250

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3251: Justification - #34249

Letter

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3251: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Justification

Letter

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

Daleth

He

Vav

Zayin

Ḥeth

Ṭeth

Yod

Kaph

Kaph: final

Lamed

Mem

Mem: final

Nun

Nun: final

Samekh

'Ayin

Pe

Pe: final

Ṣade

Ṣade: final

Qoph

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav