Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32
Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana (Mantova, Italy)
Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Isaac b. Joseph of Evora (יצחק בן יוסף (הסופר) ממלכות פורטוגל ממדינת אבורה) (Date active: 1389)
Autograph
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Sephardi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Variable
  • Stable
  • Equal to the height of the line of writing
Variable
Variable
Quick
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching
  • Puzzle-letters
  • Writing on different levels

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are not parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are not parallel
  • Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are not parallel among them
  • Descenders are not parallel among them
  • Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
  • There is no shading
3 Jun 2026, 12:19 p.m.
3 Jun 2026, 11:52 a.m. by Elena Lolli
3 Jun 2026, 12:19 p.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1978/ on 2026-06-03.

Abbreviation

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Abbreviation - #48024
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Divine Symbol

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Divine Symbol - #48057
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Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Divine Symbol - #48025
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Editorial Symbol

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Editorial Symbol - #48053
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Justification

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Justification - #48018
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Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Justification - #48048
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Letter

Aleph

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Letter - #48016
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Beth

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Letter - #48023
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Gimel

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Letter - #48037
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Daleth

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Letter - #48022
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He

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Letter - #48008
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Vav

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Letter - #48049
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Zayin

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Letter - #48040
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Ḥeth

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Letter - #48013
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Ṭeth

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Letter - #48033
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Yod

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Letter - #48044
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Kaph

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Letter - #48015
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Kaph: final

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Letter - #48014
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Lamed

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Letter - #48038
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Mem

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Letter - #48047
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Mem: final

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Letter - #48012
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Nun

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Letter - #48035
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Nun: final

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Letter - #48041
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Samekh

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Letter - #48036
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'Ayin

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Letter - #48021
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Pe

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Letter - #48029
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Pe: final

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Letter - #48027
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Ṣade

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Letter - #48043
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Ṣade: final

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Letter - #48045
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Qoph

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Letter - #48051
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Resh

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Letter - #48052
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Shin/Sin

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Letter - #48010
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Tav

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Letter - #48031
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Nexus

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Nexus - #48055
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Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Nexus - #48054
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Personal Signature

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Personal Signature - #48060
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Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Personal Signature - #48059
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Punctuation

Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Punctuation - #48032
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Mantova, Biblioteca Comunale Teresiana MS. ebr. 32: Punctuation - #48017
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