St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 96: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg, Russia)
St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 96: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

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

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
Variable
Variable
Variable
Slow
Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Variable size
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are not parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are 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
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Letter

Pe: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 96: Letter - #55930
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 96: Letter - #55931
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ᚢade: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 96: Letter - #55929
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