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Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 19: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni) 2

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Item

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 19

Collection

Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana (Mantova, Italy)

Name

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 19: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni) 2

Scribe

Scribe Identifications

Scribe not identified

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Script Definition

Script Type

Ashkenazi (Italo-Ashkenazi)

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Quality

Calligraphic

Script Function

Display

Script Style

Drop-shape

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

Attached to the headline
Ascenders go above the headline
Descenders descend below the baseline

Text Density

Stable

Spaces Between Lines

Stable

Spaces Between Words

Stable
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

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 longer than the height of the average letter

Parallelism Between Strokes

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

Width of the Stroke

Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
There is shading

Created: 19 Nov 2025, 9:37 a.m. by Elena Lolli

Entry Authors: Elena Lolli

Letter

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 19: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni) 2

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Letter

Aleph

Beth

He

Vav

Zayin

Yod

Kaph

Lamed

Mem

Nun

'Ayin

Pe

Resh

Tav