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Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1878: Main text scribe - Square

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Details

Item

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1878

Collection

Biblioteca Palatina (Parma, Italy)

Name

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1878: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Scribe Identifications

Scribe not identified

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Role Observations

Sfardata record suggests that the name of the scribe is Joseph (יוסף), however, it is unclear to me how they came to this conclusion. Richler and Beit-Arié Catalogue does not mention any possible scribes.

Script Definition

Script Type

Ashkenazi

Script Mode

Square

Script Quality

Calligraphic

Script Function

Bookhand

Script Observations

Sfardata record defines the script as Italian semi-cursive while Richler and Beit-Arié Catalogue defines it as Ashkenazic square. It is possibe that Sfardata is referring to the Psalms as they are "in a different hand" according to the Richler and Beit-Arié Catalogue. However, Sfardata does not specify this explicitly.

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

Stable
Smaller than the width of an average vav

Text Rapidity

Very slow

Letters in a Word

Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size
Elongated vertically

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

Created: 25 Oct 2024, 3:26 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1878: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/948/ on 2025-11-23.

Letter

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1878: Main text scribe - Square

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