Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.2.1

Biblioteca Laurenziana (Florence, Italy)

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.2.1: Main text scribe; Vocaliser; Massorete - Non-square (Beinoni)

Solomon b. R. Chasdai (שלמה בן הרב ר' חסדאי) (Date active: 1396)

Autograph

• Main text scribe
• Vocaliser
• Massorete

Full name

Sephardi

Non-square (Beinoni)

Current

Bookhand

Scholars'

• In the upper part
• Ascenders go above the headline
• Descenders descend below the baseline

Variable

Variable

Variable

Variable

Quick

• Irregular spacing
• Nesting

Regular size

• Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
• Descenders are equal to the height of the average letter

• Downstrokes are not parallel
• Horizontal strokes are not parallel
• Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
• Descenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
• Ascenders are not parallel among them
• Descenders are not parallel among them

Thin, traced with the edge of the flat nib