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Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 30: Glossator - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Item

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 30

Collection

Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana (Mantova, Italy)

Name

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 30: Glossator - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Judah b. Jacob of Vermenton (יהודה בן יעקב מוורמנטון) (Date active: 1391)

Scribe Identifications

Autograph

Scribe Roles

Glossator

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name

Script Definition

Script Type

Ashkenazi

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Function

Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

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

Text Density

Stable

Spaces Between Lines

Variable
Smaller than the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Stable
Smaller than the width of an average he

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Variable

Text Rapidity

Quick

Letters in a Word

Irregular spacing
Biting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size
Elongated vertically

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
Descenders are shorter than the height of the average letter

Parallelism Between Strokes

Downstrokes are parallel
Horizontal strokes are not parallel
Ascenders are parallel to the downstrokes
Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
Ascenders are not parallel among them
Descenders are not parallel among them

Width of the Stroke

Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
There is shading

Published: 1 Jun 2026, 10:32 a.m.

Created: 1 Jun 2026, 10:08 a.m. by Elena Lolli

Last Updated: 1 Jun 2026, 10:32 a.m. by Elena Lolli

Entry Authors: Elena Lolli

How to cite this page: Elena Lolli, 'Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 30: Glossator - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1972/ on 2026-06-01.