Munich, BSB Cod. Hebr. 410: Main text scribe - Square

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Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (Munich, Germany)

Munich, BSB Cod. Hebr. 410: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

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Main text scribe

Script Definition

Ashkenazi

Square

Calligraphic

Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline

Stable

Higher than the height of the line of writing

  • Variable
  • Equal to the width of an average he
  • Smaller than the width of an average he

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

Slow

Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Square

  • Ascenders are shorter than 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 parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them

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