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Mosaic Floor from a Synagogue in Beth Alpha: Main text scribe - Square

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Mosaic Floor from a Synagogue in Beth Alpha

Name

Mosaic Floor from a Synagogue in Beth Alpha: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Scribe Identifications

Scribe not identified

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Script Definition

Script Type

Byzantine

Script Mode

Square

Script Quality

Calligraphic

Script Function

Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

Text Density

Variable

Spaces Between Lines

Variable

Spaces Between Words

Variable

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Variable

Text Rapidity

Very slow

Letters in a Word

Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Parallelism Between Strokes

Downstrokes are parallel
Horizontal strokes are parallel
Horizontal strokes are not 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 no shading

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

Created: 18 Mar 2024, 10:11 a.m. by Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi

Entry Authors: Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi

How to cite this page: Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi, 'Mosaic Floor from a Synagogue in Beth Alpha: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/486/ on 2026-01-02.

Letter

Mosaic Floor from a Synagogue in Beth Alpha: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Letter

Ḥeth

Kaph

Pe

Tav