Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886
Biblioteca Palatina (Parma, Italy)
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Moses (משה) (Date active: 14th century)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Differentiated letters

Script Definition

Italian
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand
Rotunda

Global Aspect of the Script

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

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • Square
  • Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are 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
12 Jan 2026, 9:37 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1610/ on 2026-01-12.

Justification

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Justification - #37742
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Letter

Aleph

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Letter - #37732
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Beth

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Letter - #37739
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Gimel

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Letter - #37737
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Daleth

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Letter - #37736
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He

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Letter - #37743
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Vav

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Letter - #37740
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Zayin

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Letter - #37731
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Ḥeth

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Letter - #37728
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Ṭeth

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Letter - #37730
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Yod

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Letter - #37741
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Kaph

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Letter - #37738
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Kaph: final

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Letter - #37744
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Lamed

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Letter - #37720
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Mem

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Letter - #37718
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Mem: final

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Letter - #37726
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Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Letter - #37722
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Nun

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Letter - #37733
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Nun: final

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Letter - #37734
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Samekh

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Letter - #37727
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'Ayin

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Letter - #37719
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Pe

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Letter - #37709
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Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Letter - #37705
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Pe: final

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Letter - #37700
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Ṣade

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Letter - #37711
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Ṣade: final

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Letter - #37698
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Qoph

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Letter - #37729
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Resh

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Letter - #37716
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Shin/Sin

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Letter - #37723
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Tav

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1886: Letter - #37714
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