Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3557: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
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Biblioteca Palatina (Parma, Italy)
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3557: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
Scribe
Scribe not identified
Main text scribe
Script Definition
Ashkenazi
Non-square (Beinoni)
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
- Variable
- Smaller than the width of an average he
- 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
- Elongated vertically
- Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
- Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
- Descenders are equal to 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
There is shading
Letter
Kaph
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3557: Letter - #38289
Mem
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3557: Letter - #38288
Mem: final
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3557: Letter - #38285
Samekh
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3557: Letter - #38287
ᚢade: final
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3557: Letter - #38284
Qoph
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3557: Letter - #38290
Shin/Sin
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3557: Letter - #38286
Tav
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 3557: Letter - #38291