Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 49: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Vatican, Vatican)
Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 49: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Autograph
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Sephardi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

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

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • Ascenders are longer than 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
  • Thin, traced with the edge of the flat nib
  • There is no shading

Justification

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 49: Justification - #57093
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Letter

Aleph

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 49: Letter - #57091
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Mem: final

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 49: Letter - #57092
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Samekh

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 49: Letter - #57094
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Tav

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 49: Letter - #57095
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