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Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1885: Main text scribe - Square

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Item

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1885

Collection

Biblioteca Palatina (Parma, Italy)

Name

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1885: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Yaqar b. Simeon (יקר בו שמעון שליט) (Date active: 1473)

Scribe Identifications

Scribe named in the document

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name

Script Definition

Script Type

Ashkenazi

Script Mode

Square

Script Quality

Current

Script Function

Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

In the middle
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

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Variable

Text Rapidity

Very slow

Letters in a Word

Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size
Elongated vertically

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
Descenders are equal to the height of the average letter
Descenders are shorter 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 parallel to the downstrokes
Ascenders are not parallel among them
Descenders are parallel among them

Width of the Stroke

There is shading

Created: 12 Jan 2026, 11:43 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1885: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1611/ on 2026-01-12.