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Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 187: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Item

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 187

Collection

Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Vatican, Vatican)

Name

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 187: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe Identifications

Scribe not identified

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Script Definition

Script Type

Byzantine

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Quality

Current

Script Function

Bookhand

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

Stable
Higher than the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Variable

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Variable

Text Rapidity

Quick

Letters in a Word

Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Square

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are longer 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 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

Created: 12 Aug 2024, 4:37 p.m. by Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi

Last Updated: 14 Aug 2024, 10:24 a.m. by Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi

Entry Authors: Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi

How to cite this page: Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi, 'Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 187: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/838/ on 2026-09-20.

Divine Symbol

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 187: Divine Symbol - #47330