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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 120: Main text scribe - Square

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Item

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 120

Collection

Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)

Name

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 120: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Isaac (יצחק) (Date active: 1436)

Scribe Identifications

Scribe named in the document

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name

Script Definition

Script Type

Ashkenazi
Ashkenazi (Germany and Eastern Europe)

Script Mode

Square

Script Quality

Calligraphic

Script Function

Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

In the middle
Ascenders go above the headline
Descenders descend below the baseline

Text Density

Stable

Spaces Between Lines

Stable
Higher 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

Stable
Smaller than the width of an average vav

Text Rapidity

Very slow

Letters in a Word

Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size
Elongated horizontally

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

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

Parallelism Between Strokes

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

Width of the Stroke

There is shading

Created: 20 Jul 2026, 3:19 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 120: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2097/ on 2026-07-23.

Justification

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 120: Justification - #51435

Letter

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 120: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Justification

Letter

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

Daleth

He

Vav

Zayin

Ḥeth

Ṭeth

Yod

Kaph

Kaph: final

Lamed

Mem

Mem: final

Nun

Nun: final

Samekh

'Ayin

Pe

Pe: final

Ṣade

Ṣade: final

Qoph

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav