Munich, BSB Cod. Hebr. 410: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (Munich, Germany)
Munich, BSB Cod. Hebr. 410: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Ashkenazi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand
Gothic

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

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Regular size
  • Ascenders are equal to 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

Aleph

Munich, BSB MS. Cod. Hebr. 410: Letter - #2770
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