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Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 408: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Item

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 408

Collection

Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Vatican, Vatican)

Name

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 408: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Elijah b. Moses (אליא (המלמד) בן משה) (Date active: 1443)

Scribe Identifications

Scribe named in the document

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name

Script Definition

Script Type

Italian

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Quality

Current

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

Higher than the height of the line of writing
Variable

Spaces Between Words

Variable

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Variable

Text Rapidity

Quick

Letters in a Word

Irregular spacing

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
Descenders are equal to the height of the average letter

Parallelism Between Strokes

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

Width of the Stroke

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

Created: 23 Sep 2026, 4:14 p.m. by Dov Honick

Last Updated: 6 Nov 2026, 4:20 p.m. by Elena Lolli

Entry Authors: Elena Lolli

How to cite this page: Elena Lolli, 'Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 408: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2186/ on 2026-11-08.