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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1220: Main text scribe - Square

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Item

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1220

Collection

Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)

Name

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1220: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Script Definition

Script Type

Ashkenazi

Script Mode

Square

Script Quality

Current

Script Function

Bookhand

Script Style

Gothic

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

Attached to the headline
Ascenders go above the headline
Descenders descend below the baseline

Text Density

Stable

Spaces Between Lines

Smaller than the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Smaller than the width of an average he
Variable

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Smaller than the width of an average vav
Variable
No space (letters touch each other)

Text Rapidity

Quick

Letters in a Word

Nesting
Writing on different levels

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Square

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
Descenders are shorter than the height of the average letter

Parallelism Between Strokes

Downstrokes are parallel
Ascenders are not parallel among them
Horizontal strokes are parallel
Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes

Width of the Stroke

There is shading

Published: 10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m.

Created: 16 Dec 2022, 8:10 a.m. by Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi

Last Updated: 10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m. by Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi

Entry Authors: Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi

Divine Symbol

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1220: Divine Symbol - #31872