Vatican MS. Neofiti 45: Main text scribe - Square

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Vatican MS. Neofiti 45
Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Vatican, Vatican)
Vatican MS. Neofiti 45: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Abraham b. Mordecai Farissol (אברהם בן מרדכי פריצול) (Date active: 1473)
Autograph
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Sephardi (Catalan/Provençal)
Square
Calligraphic
Display

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the upper part
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • 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
12 Oct 2026, 10:55 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Vatican MS. Neofiti 45: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2209/ on 2026-10-18.

Letter

Aleph

Vatican MS. Neofiti 45: Letter - #54964
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Beth

Vatican MS. Neofiti 45: Letter - #54958
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He

Vatican MS. Neofiti 45: Letter - #54956
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Ḥeth

Vatican MS. Neofiti 45: Letter - #54962
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Yod

Vatican MS. Neofiti 45: Letter - #54959
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Kaph

Vatican MS. Neofiti 45: Letter - #54980
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Kaph: final

Vatican MS. Neofiti 45: Letter - #54925
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Lamed

Vatican MS. Neofiti 45: Letter - #54967
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Mem

Vatican MS. Neofiti 45: Letter - #54961
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Nun: final

Vatican MS. Neofiti 45: Letter - #54976
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'Ayin

Vatican MS. Neofiti 45: Letter - #54957
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Pe

Vatican MS. Neofiti 45: Letter - #54963
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Qoph

Vatican MS. Neofiti 45: Letter - #54978
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Resh

Vatican MS. Neofiti 45: Letter - #54960
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Shin/Sin

Vatican MS. Neofiti 45: Letter - #54955
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Tav

Vatican MS. Neofiti 45: Letter - #54965
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Punctuation

Vatican MS. Neofiti 45: Punctuation - #54981
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