Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Sephardi
Non-square (Beinoni)
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
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
Variable
Slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

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
There is no shading

Letter

Pe

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51843
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51845
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Pe: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51842
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Ṣade

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51840
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Ṣade: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51844
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