Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1940: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Biblioteca Palatina (Parma, Italy)
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1940: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Ashkenazi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the middle
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Equal to the height of the line of writing
  • Variable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
  • Variable
  • No space (letters touch each other)
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • 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

Letter

Aleph

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1940: Letter - #22065
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Beth

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1940: Letter - #22070
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Gimel

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1940: Letter - #22057
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Daleth

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1940: Letter - #22077
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He

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1940: Letter - #22071
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Vav

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1940: Letter - #22074
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Zayin

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1940: Letter - #22066
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Ḥeth

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1940: Letter - #22069
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Ṭeth

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1940: Letter - #22052
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Yod

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1940: Letter - #22073
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Kaph

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1940: Letter - #22076
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Kaph: final

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1940: Letter - #22062
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Lamed

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1940: Letter - #22072
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Mem

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1940: Letter - #22051
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Mem: final

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1940: Letter - #22059
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Nun

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1940: Letter - #22075
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Nun: final

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1940: Letter - #22064
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Samekh

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1940: Letter - #22054
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'Ayin

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1940: Letter - #22061
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Pe

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1940: Letter - #22056
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Pe: final

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1940: Letter - #22067
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Ṣade

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1940: Letter - #22050
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Ṣade: final

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1940: Letter - #22058
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Qoph

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1940: Letter - #22063
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Resh

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1940: Letter - #22060
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Shin/Sin

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1940: Letter - #22055
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Tav

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1940: Letter - #22053
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