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Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: (Other) - Square

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Item

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729

Collection

Biblioteca Palatina (Parma, Italy)

Name

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: (Other) - Square

Scribe

Isaiah b. Jacob of Massaran, b. Isaiah of Gerona (ישעיה בן יעקב ממסראן בן ישעיה מיירונה) (Date active: 1476-1482)

Scribe Identifications

Scribe named in the document

Scribe Roles

(Other)

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name

Script Definition

Script Type

Sephardi
Sephardi (Italo-Sephardi)

Script Mode

Square

Script Quality

Calligraphic

Script Function

Bookhand

Script Style

Scholars'

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

In the upper part
Ascenders go above the headline

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

Slow

Letters in a Word

Regular spacing
Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size
Elongated vertically

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders 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
Ascenders are parallel among them

Width of the Stroke

Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
There is shading

Created: 13 Jan 2025, 3:36 p.m. by Miruna-Stefana Belea

Entry Authors: Miruna-Stefana Belea

Letter

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: (Other) - Square

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Letter

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

He

Vav

Yod

Kaph

Lamed

Mem: final

'Ayin

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav