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Munich, BSB Cod. Hebr. 140: Main text scribe - Square

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Item

Munich, BSB MS. Cod. Hebr. 140

Collection

Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (Munich, Germany)

Name

Munich, BSB Cod. Hebr. 140: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Script Definition

Script Type

Sephardi

Script Mode

Square

Script Quality

Calligraphic

Script Function

Bookhand

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

Stable

Spaces Between Lines

Stable
Equal to the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Smaller than the width of an average he

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Smaller than the width of an average vav

Text Rapidity

Slow

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
Descenders are equal to 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
Descenders are parallel among them

Width of the Stroke

There is shading

Published: 19 Jan 2024, 8:15 a.m.

Created: 26 Nov 2023, 1:16 p.m. by Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi

Last Updated: 10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m. by Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi

Entry Authors: Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi

Divine Symbol

Munich, BSB MS. Cod. Hebr. 140: Divine Symbol - #31893

Munich, BSB MS. Cod. Hebr. 140: Divine Symbol - #31894