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Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1844: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Item

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1844

Collection

Biblioteca Palatina (Parma, Italy)

Name

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1844: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Joab b. Yeḥiel of the Bethel family (יואב בן יחיאל יוסף מביתאל) (Date active: 1401-1460 (active))

Scribe Identifications

Scribe named in the document

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Role Observations

According to Richler and Beit-Arié Catalogue, Ms. Parma 1844 was written by two scribes, Joab b. Yeḥiel of the Bethel family and his son Yeḥiel who also added the vocalization. Sfardata record notes that both scribes worked in close collaboration, with hand changing in the middle of the pamphlet. The specimen at hand seems to be mostly written by one hand, although I (EZ) cannot tell if said hand belongs to Joab b. Yeḥiel or to his son Yeḥiel.

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name
Acrostic from bottom to top
Differentiated letters

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

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
Equal to the width of an average he
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

Irregular spacing

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
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 not 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

Created: 24 Oct 2024, 11:43 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Letter

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1844: Main text scribe - 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

Ṣade: final

Qoph

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav