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Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 52: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Item

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 52

Collection

Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Vatican, Vatican)

Name

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 52: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Isaac b. Yom Tov KaṢ (יצחק בן הח'ר יום טוב כ'ץ' ז"ל) (Date active: 1443)

Scribe Identifications

Scribe named in the document

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name

Script Definition

Script Type

Sephardi (Italo-Sephardi)

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Quality

Careless

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

Quick

Letters in a Word

Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Variable size

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

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

Parallelism Between Strokes

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

Width of the Stroke

There is no shading

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

Created: 22 May 2024, 1:25 p.m. by Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi

Entry Authors: Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi

Divine Symbol

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 52: Divine Symbol - #32767