Milano, Biblioteca Ambrosiana MS. G 3 sup.: Main text scribe - Square

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Milano, Biblioteca Ambrosiana MS. G 3 sup.
Biblioteca Ambrosiana (Milan, Italy)
Milano, Biblioteca Ambrosiana MS. G 3 sup.: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Menaḥem b. Abraham b. Benjamin b. Yeḥiel (מנחם בן אברהם בן בנימן בן יחיאל) (Date active: 1319)
Autograph
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

  • Italian
  • Ashkenazi (Italo-Ashkenazi)
Square
Calligraphic
Display

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
Variable
Variable
Slow
Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • Square
Descenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are 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 parallel among them
  • Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
  • There is no shading
8 Sep 2026, 3 p.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Milano, Biblioteca Ambrosiana MS. G 3 sup.: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2161/ on 2026-09-14.

Letter

Aleph

Milano, Biblioteca Ambrosiana MS. G 3 sup.: Letter - #53382
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Beth

Milano, Biblioteca Ambrosiana MS. G 3 sup.: Letter - #53398
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He

Milano, Biblioteca Ambrosiana MS. G 3 sup.: Letter - #53381
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Vav

Milano, Biblioteca Ambrosiana MS. G 3 sup.: Letter - #53392
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Milano, Biblioteca Ambrosiana MS. G 3 sup.: Letter - #53390
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Ḥeth

Milano, Biblioteca Ambrosiana MS. G 3 sup.: Letter - #53389
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Yod

Milano, Biblioteca Ambrosiana MS. G 3 sup.: Letter - #53391
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Mem

Milano, Biblioteca Ambrosiana MS. G 3 sup.: Letter - #53396
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Mem: final

Milano, Biblioteca Ambrosiana MS. G 3 sup.: Letter - #53387
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Nun

Milano, Biblioteca Ambrosiana MS. G 3 sup.: Letter - #53388
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Nun: final

Milano, Biblioteca Ambrosiana MS. G 3 sup.: Letter - #53395
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Samekh

Milano, Biblioteca Ambrosiana MS. G 3 sup.: Letter - #53393
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'Ayin

Milano, Biblioteca Ambrosiana MS. G 3 sup.: Letter - #53380
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Pe

Milano, Biblioteca Ambrosiana MS. G 3 sup.: Letter - #53397
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Qoph

Milano, Biblioteca Ambrosiana MS. G 3 sup.: Letter - #53386
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Resh

Milano, Biblioteca Ambrosiana MS. G 3 sup.: Letter - #53385
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Shin/Sin

Milano, Biblioteca Ambrosiana MS. G 3 sup.: Letter - #53384
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Tav

Milano, Biblioteca Ambrosiana MS. G 3 sup.: Letter - #53394
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Punctuation

Milano, Biblioteca Ambrosiana MS. G 3 sup.: Punctuation - #53399
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