Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 77: Main text scribe - Square

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Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 77
Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Vatican, Vatican)
Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 77: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Benjamin b. Elijah of Macerata of the Cannaruto family (בנימן בן אליה מעיר מצירטה ממשפחת קנרוטי) (Date active: 1372)
Autograph
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

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
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the height of the line of writing
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Very slow
Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • Square
  • Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • 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
  • Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
  • There is shading
9 Oct 2026, 1:06 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 77: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2203/ on 2026-10-18.

Justification

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 77: Justification - #54811
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Letter

Aleph

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 77: Letter - #54803
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Beth

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 77: Letter - #54887
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Gimel

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 77: Letter - #54812
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He

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 77: Letter - #54807
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Vav

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 77: Letter - #54880
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Zayin

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 77: Letter - #54799
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Ḥeth

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 77: Letter - #54808
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Ṭeth

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 77: Letter - #54806
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Yod

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 77: Letter - #54886
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Kaph

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 77: Letter - #54885
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Lamed

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 77: Letter - #54883
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Mem

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 77: Letter - #54809
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Nun

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 77: Letter - #54810
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'Ayin

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 77: Letter - #54882
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Pe

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 77: Letter - #54805
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Ṣade

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 77: Letter - #54881
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Ṣade: final

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 77: Letter - #54802
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Qoph

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 77: Letter - #54884
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Resh

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 77: Letter - #54800
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Shin/Sin

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 77: Letter - #54804
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Tav

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 77: Letter - #54801
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