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Vatican MS. Ross. 554: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Item

Vatican MS. Ross. 554

Collection

Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Vatican, Vatican)

Name

Vatican MS. Ross. 554: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Yakutiel b. Yeḥiel of the Anavim family (יקותיאל בן יחיאל ממשפחת הענוים) (Date active: 1286)

Scribe Identifications

Autograph

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Role Observations

Benjamin b. Yoav of the Anavim family is the vocalizer of the ms.

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name

Script Definition

Script Type

Italian

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Quality

Calligraphic
Current

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
Higher than the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Stable
Equal to the width of an average he

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Stable
No space (letters touch each other)

Text Rapidity

Quick

Letters in a Word

Regular spacing
Nesting
Overarching

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 shorter than the height of the average letter

Parallelism Between Strokes

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 parallel among them
Descenders are parallel among them

Width of the Stroke

Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
There is shading

Published: 21 Sep 2026, 1:06 p.m.

Created: 21 Sep 2026, 12:17 p.m. by Elena Lolli

Last Updated: 21 Sep 2026, 1:06 p.m. by Elena Lolli

Entry Authors: Elena Lolli

How to cite this page: Elena Lolli, 'Vatican MS. Ross. 554: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2179/ on 2026-11-08.

Justification

Vatican MS. Ross. 554: Justification - #53957

Vatican MS. Ross. 554: Justification - #53948

Vatican MS. Ross. 554: Justification - #53930

Letter

Vatican MS. Ross. 554: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Justification

Letter

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

Daleth

He

Vav

Zayin

Ḥeth

Ṭeth

Yod

Kaph

Kaph: final

Lamed

Mem

Mem: final

Nun

Nun: final

Samekh

'Ayin

Pe

Pe: final

Ṣade

Ṣade: final

Qoph

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav