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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 2: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Item

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 2

Collection

Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)

Name

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 2: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe Identifications

Scribe not identified

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Role Observations

On f. 160v there is a piece of poetry written in the same hand as all ms that mentions name "Aaron". The rest of the poem section is not preserved so it is difficult to say whether this name refers to the scribe, author of the poem or someone else.

Script Definition

Script Type

Italian
Ashkenazi
Ashkenazi (Italo-Ashkenazi)

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Quality

Calligraphic

Script Function

Bookhand

Script Style

Rotunda

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

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

Variable

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Variable

Text Rapidity

Slow

Letters in a Word

Irregular spacing
Nesting
Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Variable size

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

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

Parallelism Between Strokes

Downstrokes are parallel
Horizontal strokes are 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

Created: 28 Jul 2026, 12:36 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 2: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2119/ on 2026-07-28.