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Milano, Biblioteca Ambrosiana MS. A 186 inf.: Main text scribe - Square

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Item

Milano, Biblioteca Ambrosiana MS. A 186 inf.

Collection

Biblioteca Ambrosiana (Milan, Italy)

Name

Milano, Biblioteca Ambrosiana MS. A 186 inf.: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Menaḥem b. Solomon (מנחם בן שלמה) (Date active: 1145)

Scribe Identifications

Autograph

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name

Script Definition

Script Type

Italian

Script Mode

Square

Script Quality

Calligraphic

Script Function

Display

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

Attached to the headline
Ascenders go above the headline
Descenders descend below the baseline

Text Density

Variable

Spaces Between Lines

Variable

Spaces Between Words

Variable

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Variable

Text Rapidity

Slow

Letters in a Word

Irregular spacing
Nesting
Biting
Puzzle-letters

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size
Square

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

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

Parallelism Between Strokes

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

Width of the Stroke

Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
There is no shading

Published: 6 Sep 2026, 4:12 p.m.

Created: 6 Sep 2026, 3:23 p.m. by Elena Lolli

Last Updated: 6 Sep 2026, 4:12 p.m. by Elena Lolli

Entry Authors: Elena Lolli

How to cite this page: Elena Lolli, 'Milano, Biblioteca Ambrosiana MS. A 186 inf.: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2159/ on 2026-09-14.