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Munich, BSB Cod. Hebr. 229: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Item

Munich, BSB MS. Cod. Hebr. 229

Collection

Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (Munich, Germany)

Name

Munich, BSB Cod. Hebr. 229: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe Identifications

Scribe not identified

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Script Definition

Script Type

Sephardi

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Quality

Current

Script Function

Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

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

Text Density

Variable

Spaces Between Lines

Higher than the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Variable
Smaller than the width of an average he

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

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

Text Rapidity

Quick

Letters in a Word

Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

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

Parallelism Between Strokes

Downstrokes are not parallel
Horizontal strokes are parallel
Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
Descenders are not 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: 26 Mar 2023, 8:42 p.m. by Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi

Entry Authors: Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi

Divine Symbol

Munich, BSB MS. Cod. Hebr. 229: Divine Symbol - #31895

Munich, BSB MS. Cod. Hebr. 229: Divine Symbol - #31896