Vatican MS. Ross. 437: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Vatican MS. Ross. 437
Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Vatican, Vatican)
Vatican MS. Ross. 437: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Solomon (Yedidyah) b. Abraham of Camerino (שלמה (ידידיה) בן אברהם מקמרינו) (Date active: 1448)
Autograph
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

  • Italian
  • Ashkenazi (Italo-Ashkenazi)
Non-square (Beinoni)
  • Calligraphic
  • Current
Bookhand
Rotunda

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
Variable
Variable
Quick
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • 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 not parallel among them
  • Descenders are not parallel among them
  • Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
  • There is shading
19 Oct 2026, 4:40 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Vatican MS. Ross. 437: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2231/ on 2026-10-19.

Divine Symbol

Vatican MS. Ross. 437: Divine Symbol - #55578
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Letter

Aleph

Vatican MS. Ross. 437: Letter - #55572
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Beth

Vatican MS. Ross. 437: Letter - #55574
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Daleth

Vatican MS. Ross. 437: Letter - #55586
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Zayin

Vatican MS. Ross. 437: Letter - #55591
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Ḥeth

Vatican MS. Ross. 437: Letter - #55577
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Ṭeth

Vatican MS. Ross. 437: Letter - #55592
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Kaph

Vatican MS. Ross. 437: Letter - #55590
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Lamed

Vatican MS. Ross. 437: Letter - #55587
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Mem

Vatican MS. Ross. 437: Letter - #55580
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Mem: final

Vatican MS. Ross. 437: Letter - #55575
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Nun

Vatican MS. Ross. 437: Letter - #55571
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Nun: final

Vatican MS. Ross. 437: Letter - #55582
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Samekh

Vatican MS. Ross. 437: Letter - #55581
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'Ayin

Vatican MS. Ross. 437: Letter - #55576
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Pe

Vatican MS. Ross. 437: Letter - #55589
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Pe: final

Vatican MS. Ross. 437: Letter - #55588
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Ṣade

Vatican MS. Ross. 437: Letter - #55579
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Ṣade: final

Vatican MS. Ross. 437: Letter - #55583
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Qoph

Vatican MS. Ross. 437: Letter - #55585
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Shin/Sin

Vatican MS. Ross. 437: Letter - #55584
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Tav

Vatican MS. Ross. 437: Letter - #55573
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