Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 283 unit 9: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Vatican, Vatican)
Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 283 unit 9: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

  • Byzantine
  • Italian
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand
Thanks to Dr. Roberta Tonnarelli who helped to identify the possible origin of the script as such:

General aspect is italian, but there are some byzantine elements such vertical serif, pe sofit, tav, curved ghimel.

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Attached to the baseline
Stable
Higher than the height of the line of writing
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
Variable
Quick
Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Square
  • Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer 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
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