Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Main text scribe - Cursive

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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Main text scribe - Cursive

Scribe

Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

  • Oriental
  • Sephardi (Maghreb)
Cursive
Current
Documentary
Merchants'

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
  • Stable
  • Wider than the width of an average he
  • Stable
  • Broader than the width of an average vav
Quick
Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Ascenders are equal to 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
  • Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
  • There is no shading

Letter

Aleph

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35533
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Beth

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35534
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Gimel

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35535
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Daleth

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35536
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Mem: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35537
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Pe

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35538
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Ṣade

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35540
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Tav

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35539
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