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Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 283 unit 9: Main text scribe - Square

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Item

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 283 unit 9

Collection

Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Vatican, Vatican)

Name

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 283 unit 9: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Scribe Identifications

Scribe not identified

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Script Definition

Script Type

Italian

Script Mode

Square

Script Quality

Current

Script Function

Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

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

Text Density

Stable

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Smaller than the width of an average vav

Text Rapidity

Slow

Letters in a Word

Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

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

Parallelism Between Strokes

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

Width of the Stroke

There is shading

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

Created: 10 Jan 2024, 10:47 a.m. by Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi

Entry Authors: Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi

How to cite this page: Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi, 'Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 283 unit 9: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/290/ on 2026-01-05.

Letter

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 283 unit 9: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Letter

Aleph

Gimel

Pe

Ṣade