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Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1765: Main text scribe 1 - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Item

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1765

Collection

Biblioteca Palatina (Parma, Italy)

Name

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1765: Main text scribe 1 - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Meir ([מאיר]) (Date active: 1426-1475)

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Role Observations

According to the Richler and Beit-Arié Catalogue, "[t]he name Meir המאיר, probably the first copyist, is decorated on f. 136v".

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Differentiated letters
(Other)

Script Definition

Script Type

Italian

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Quality

Calligraphic

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

Stable
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

Slow

Letters in a Word

Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Aleph Dimensions

3mm x 2mm

He Dimensions

2mm x 2mm

Shin Dimensions

2mm x 2mm

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are equal to 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 not parallel to the downstrokes
Descenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
Ascenders are parallel among them
Descenders are parallel among them

Published: 14 Oct 2024, 1:13 p.m.

Created: 14 Oct 2024, 10:08 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 17 Sep 2025, 8:47 a.m. by Caleb Klein

Contributors: Caleb Klein

Letter

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1765: Main text scribe 1 - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Letter

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

Daleth

He

Vav

Zayin

Ḥeth

Ṭeth

Yod

Kaph

Kaph: final

Lamed

Mem

Mem: final

Nun

Nun: final

Samekh

'Ayin

Pe

Pe: final

Ṣade

Qoph

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav