Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3260: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Biblioteca Palatina (Parma, Italy)
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3260: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Ashkenazi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the height of the line of writing
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
  • Variable
  • No space (letters touch each other)
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Variable size
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than 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 not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are not parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
There is no shading

Divine Symbol

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3260: Divine Symbol - #34413
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Letter

Mem

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3260: Letter - #34409
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Mem: final

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3260: Letter - #34411
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Ṣade

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3260: Letter - #34412
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Shin/Sin

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3260: Letter - #34410
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