Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3249: Main text scribe - Square

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Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3249
Biblioteca Palatina (Parma, Italy)
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3249: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Tishbi Levi (תשבי לוי) (Date active: 13th century)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

  • Ashkenazi
  • Ashkenazi (France)
Square
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

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

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Variable size
  • Elongated vertically
  • 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
  • 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 parallel among them
There is shading
13 Jan 2026, 10:17 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3249: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1616/ on 2026-01-13.

Justification

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3249: Justification - #38012
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Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3249: Justification - #38011
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Letter

Aleph

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3249: Letter - #37956
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Beth

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3249: Letter - #38010
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Gimel

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3249: Letter - #37996
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Daleth

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3249: Letter - #38009
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He

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3249: Letter - #37985
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Vav

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3249: Letter - #38005
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Zayin

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3249: Letter - #37998
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Ḥeth

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3249: Letter - #37965
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Ṭeth

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3249: Letter - #37967
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Yod

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3249: Letter - #38006
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Kaph

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3249: Letter - #37982
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Kaph: final

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3249: Letter - #38000
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Lamed

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3249: Letter - #37979
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Mem

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3249: Letter - #37950
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Mem: final

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3249: Letter - #37952
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Nun

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3249: Letter - #38002
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Nun: final

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3249: Letter - #38001
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Samekh

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3249: Letter - #37951
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'Ayin

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3249: Letter - #37960
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Pe

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3249: Letter - #37962
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Ṣade

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3249: Letter - #37973
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Ṣade: final

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3249: Letter - #37940
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Qoph

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3249: Letter - #37964
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Resh

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3249: Letter - #37966
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Shin/Sin

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3249: Letter - #37943
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Tav

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3249: Letter - #37946
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