Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 574: Main text scribe - Square

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Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 574: Main text scribe - Square

Script Definition

Yemenite
Square
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
Variable
Variable
Slow
Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Variable size
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • 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 not parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are parallel
  • Ascenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are not parallel among them
  • Descenders are not parallel among them
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Letter

Samekh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 574: Letter - #48081
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'Ayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 574: Letter - #48085
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Pe

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 574: Letter - #48083
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Pe: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 574: Letter - #48079
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 574: Letter - #48080
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Ṣade

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 574: Letter - #48078
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Ṣade: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 574: Letter - #48086
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