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Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1782: Main text scribe - Square

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Item

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1782

Collection

Biblioteca Palatina (Parma, Italy)

Name

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1782: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Solomon b. Nahman (שלמה בר נחמן) (Date active: 1485)

Scribe Identifications

Scribe named in the document

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Name in Document

שלמה בר נחמן

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name

Script Definition

Script Type

Sephardi
Byzantine

Script Mode

Square

Script Quality

Calligraphic

Script Function

Bookhand

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
Higher than 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

Variable
No space (letters touch each other)
Smaller than the width of an average vav

Text Rapidity

Very slow

Letters in a Word

Irregular spacing
Nesting
Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size
Elongated horizontally

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

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

Parallelism Between Strokes

Downstrokes are not parallel
Horizontal strokes are parallel
Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
Descenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
Ascenders are parallel among them
Descenders are parallel among them

Published: 9 Jan 2026, 10:47 a.m.

Created: 9 Jan 2026, 10:39 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 9 Jan 2026, 10:47 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1782: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1602/ on 2026-01-10.

Divine Symbol

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1782: Divine Symbol - #37506

Justification

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1782: Justification - #37505

Letter

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1782: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Divine Symbol

Justification

Letter

Aleph

Beth

Daleth

He

Vav

Zayin

Ḥeth

Ṭeth

Yod

Kaph

Lamed

Mem

Mem: final

Nun

Nun: final

Samekh

'Ayin

Pe

Pe: final

Ṣade

Qoph

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav

Nexus